Immediately following the arrival of the stimulus at a skeletal muscle cell there is a short period called the ________ period during which the events of excitation-contraction coupling occur.

A) contraction
B) relaxation
C) latent
D) refractory


C) latent

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the strongest dorsiflexors of the foot will be found in the _______________ compartment of the leg.

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

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The glottis is

A) the soft tissue that hangs off the end of the soft palate. B) a flap of elastic cartilage. C) the opening to the larynx. D) the opening to the pharynx. E) part of the hard palate.

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The terms proximal and distal have opposite meanings.  

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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In the diagram of the tibia and fibula, this structure articulates with the talus and forms a protrusion on the medial surface of the ankle

a) E b) F c) G d) Both E and F e) All of these choices are correct.

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