Muscle tightening is called __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


contraction

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Using Figure 10.1, match the following:



1) Second-class lever.
2) Humerus?ulna joint.
3) Tibia?calcaneus joint.
4) Humerus?metacarpal joint.
5) First-class lever.
6) The action of lifting a shovel of snow.

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Under conditions of hypocalcemia,

A) cardiac muscle cells become very powerful. B) cardiac muscle contractions become very weak. C) cardiac muscles become extremely excitable. D) cardiac muscle cells remain the same. E) cardiac muscle contraction becomes prolonged.

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The cardiac chamber with the thickest wall is the __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following is NOT an event in the process of sensation?

a) Stimulation of sensory receptors b) Transduction of the stimulus c) Activation of effector d) Generation of impulses e) Integration of sensory input.

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