How does an electromyograph (EMG) measure muscular contraction?

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An electromyograph picks up the electrical signals generated by the depolarization of the muscle plasma membranes that trigger their contraction.

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Which of the following is not true of protists as a group?

a. They are all single-celled. b. They are eukaryotes. c. They range in size from microscopic to large multicellular organisms. d. They likely belong to multiple kingdoms.

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People who have a deficiency in leptin

productionare more likely to

a. be obese. b. be slimmer. c. have more skeletal muscle mass. d. have difficulty processing fatty acids. e. have more than one of these

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Explain why color-blindness is much more common in males than in females

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is not a decapod?

a. shrimp b. lobster c. crab d. krill

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