The elasticity of human skeletal muscle tissue is believed to be due primarily to which of the following?

A. the parallel elastic component
B. the series elastic component
C. the continuous elastic component
D. the active elastic component


B. the series elastic component

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Which molecules are involved with regulation of cross bridge attachment activity?

a. calcium ions. b. troponin. c. tropomyosin. d. both (a) and (b) above. e. all these answers.

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Gastrin secretion is associated with

A) glucose entering the small intestine. B) decreased stomach motility. C) decreased gastric acid production. D) food arriving in the stomach. E) chyme entering the duodenum.

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The addition of several stimuli arriving from different locations on the same cell to produce an action potential is called ________.

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

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