Select the correct statement about the summation of simple twitches

a. They can occur from the long duration of the action potential in a muscle fiber.
b. They reduce the tension in a muscle.
c. They result from the slow stimulation of a muscle fiber.
d. The effect is unrelated to the refractory periods of action potentials.
e. The twitches from action potentials add together.


E

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Using the figure above, identify the labeled part.



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The process of programmed cell death ("cell suicide") is known as __________

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Which of the following common terms for the surface features of bones is used to describe a hole through a bone?

A) sinus B) fovea C) alveolus D) foramen

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