If the amount of tension produced by the muscle depends upon the number of crossbridges, according to your data the number of crossbridges...

What will be an ideal response?


increase as the muscle was lengthened to about 28 mm

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

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Match each hormone with its function or source.

a. THS b. oxytocin c. ACTH d. thyroxine e. parathyroid hormone f. calcitonin g. aldosterone h. cortisol i. glucagon j. insulin k. luteinizing hormone l. FSH m. prolactin n. ADH o. epinephrine p. melatonin q. ANH 1. _____ Stimulates the release of adrenal cortex hormone 2. _____ Causes an increase in blood glucose level 3. _____ Causes a drop in blood glucose level 4. _____ Causes a reduction in the blood calcium level 5. _____ Stimulates the release of thyroid hormone 6. _____ A mineralocorticoid 7. _____ A glucocorticoid 8. _____ Causes an increase in the blood calcium level 9. _____ Causes contraction of the pregnant uterus 10. _____ Stimulates cell metabolism 11. _____ Hormone that may assist the body in regulating its internal clock 12. _____ Hormone released by the posterior pituitary gland that accelerates the reabsorption of water from urine 13. _____ Hormone secreted by the cells of the heart that does the opposite of aldosterone 14. _____ Hormone that stimulates the primary ovarian follicle to start growing in women 15. _____ Hormone that assists in the body’s “fight or flight” response 16. _____ Hormone that is also called the ovulating hormone 17. _____ Hormone that in women stimulates the breasts to start secreting milk

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Which branch of the abdominal aorta supplies the distal end of the large intestine?

A. The celiac trunk B. The superior mesenteric C. The inferior mesenteric D. The lumbar E. The internal iliac

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