Why is it necessary for fast axonal transport to go both forward and backward?
What will be an ideal response?
The organelles and cellular components transported to the axon terminal must also be returned to the cell body for recycling. Fast retrograde recycling may also be used for nerve growth factor transport to the cell body.
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A biomarker test for cancer should ideally be
A) easy to perform. B) specific. C) inexpensive. D) all of the above.
Transcription is the process of copying genetic instructions from a molecule of ______________ to mRNA.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Small bones that fill gaps between bones of the skull are called ________ bones
A) irregular B) sesamoid C) sutural D) sagittal E) tendon
Matching
A) Tetanus B) Maximal stimulus C) Wave summation D) Muscle tone E) Multiple motor unit summation 17) The stimulus above which no stronger contraction can be elicited, because all motor units are firing in the muscle. 18) Determined by alternating motor units of a muscle organ even when the muscle is at rest. 19) Continued sustained smooth contraction due to rapid stimulation. 20) The situation in which contractions become stronger due to stimulation before complete relaxation occurs. 21) How a smooth increase in muscle force is produced.