Anatomy & Physiology
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Author: McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
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Chapter 10, Problem 7DYB
During a concentric contraction of a muscle fiber, myofibrils
- a. lengthen.
- b. remain the same length.
- c. increase in diameter.
- d. shorten.
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8. Distinguish between thick...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 9LOCh. 10.2 - Prob. 10LOCh. 10.2 - Prob. 2WDTCh. 10.2 - Draw and label a diagram of a sarcomere.Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 5WDLCh. 10.2 - Prob. 11LOCh. 10.2 - Prob. 12LOCh. 10.2 - Prob. 6WDLCh. 10.2 - Diagram and label the anatomic structures of a...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 13LOCh. 10.2 - Prob. 8WDLCh. 10.3 - Prob. 14LOCh. 10.3 - What triggers the binding of synaptic vesicles to...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 15LOCh. 10.3 - What two events are linked in the physiologic...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 11WDLCh. 10.3 - Prob. 16LOCh. 10.3 - Prob. 3WDTCh. 10.3 - Prob. 12WDLCh. 10.3 - Describe the four processes that repeat in...Ch. 10.3 - What causes the release of the myosin head from...Ch. 10.3 - LEARNING OBJECTIVES
17. Discuss what happens to...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 18LOCh. 10.3 - How do acetylcholinesterase and Ca2+ pumps...Ch. 10.4 - LEARNING OBJECTIVES
19. Describe how ATP is made...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 20LOCh. 10.4 - Prob. 4WDTCh. 10.4 - Prob. 16WDLCh. 10.4 - What are the various means for making ATP...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 21LOCh. 10.4 - Prob. 18WDLCh. 10.5 - Prob. 22LOCh. 10.5 - Prob. 19WDLCh. 10.5 - Prob. 23LOCh. 10.5 - Prob. 20WDLCh. 10.5 - Prob. 24LOCh. 10.5 - Prob. 21WDLCh. 10.6 - LEARNING OBJECTIVE
25. Describe what occurs in a...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 5WDTCh. 10.6 - What events are occurring in a muscle that produce...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 26LOCh. 10.6 - What is recruitment? Explain its importance in the...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 27LOCh. 10.6 - Prob. 24WDLCh. 10.7 - Prob. 28LOCh. 10.7 - What is the function of skeletal muscle tone?Ch. 10.7 - LEARNING OBJECTIVE
29. Distinguish between...Ch. 10.7 - When you flex your biceps brachii while doing...Ch. 10.7 - LEARNING OBJECTIVE
30. Explain the length-tension...Ch. 10.7 - Prob. 27WDLCh. 10.7 - Prob. 31LOCh. 10.7 - How can muscle fatigue result from changes in each...Ch. 10.8 - LEARNING OBJECTIVE
32. Compare and contrast the...Ch. 10.8 - Prob. 29WDLCh. 10.8 - Prob. 33LOCh. 10.8 - Prob. 30WDLCh. 10.9 - Prob. 34LOCh. 10.9 - What are three anatomic or physiologic differences...Ch. 10.10 - Prob. 35LOCh. 10.10 - Prob. 32WDLCh. 10.10 - LEARNING OBJECTIVE
36. Compare the microscopic...Ch. 10.10 - Prob. 33WDLCh. 10.10 - Prob. 34WDLCh. 10.10 - Prob. 37LOCh. 10.10 - What are the steps of smooth muscle contraction?Ch. 10.10 - What unique characteristics of smooth muscle allow...Ch. 10.10 - Prob. 38LOCh. 10.10 - Prob. 37WDLCh. 10.10 - Prob. 38WDLCh. 10.10 - Prob. 39LOCh. 10.10 - LEARNING OBJECTIVES
40. Compare the location and...Ch. 10.10 - Prob. 39WDLCh. 10 - Prob. 1DYBCh. 10 - The physiologic event that takes place at the...Ch. 10 - In a skeletal muscle fiber, Ca2+ is released from...Ch. 10 - The bundle of dense regular connective tissue that...Ch. 10 - In excitation-contraction coupling, the transverse...Ch. 10 - During muscle contraction, the I band a. hides the...Ch. 10 - During a concentric contraction of a muscle fiber,...Ch. 10 - What event causes a troponin-tropomyosin complex...Ch. 10 - In sustained, moderate exercise, skeletal muscle...Ch. 10 - Skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle are similar in...Ch. 10 - Explain the structural relationship between a...Ch. 10 - Prob. 12DYBCh. 10 - Prob. 13DYBCh. 10 - Put the following skeletal muscle contraction...Ch. 10 - Explain the various means of providing ATP for...Ch. 10 - Explain why athletes who excel at short sprints...Ch. 10 - Explain why skeletal muscle generates the most...Ch. 10 - Prob. 18DYBCh. 10 - Describe the response of smooth muscle to...Ch. 10 - Prob. 20DYBCh. 10 - Prob. 1CALCh. 10 - One of the primary reasons that one individual is...Ch. 10 - Prob. 3CALCh. 10 - Rigor mortis occurs following death because a....Ch. 10 - Prob. 5CALCh. 10 - Prob. 1CSLCh. 10 - Describe the effect of the botulinum toxin, which...Ch. 10 - Smooth muscle is within the urinary bladder wall....
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