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

1. Explain why Braxton-Hicks contractions are known as false labor.

2. Skeletal muscle fibers possess intercalated discs.

3. Contractility is the ability of a muscle to shorten.


1. Braxton-Hicks contractions are known as false labor because they do not result in the three stages of labor (dilation, expulsion, and placental stages). True labor results in uterine contractions that increase in intensity and regularity and cause changes in the cervix.
2. FALSE
3. FALSE

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