HUMAN BIOLOGY:CONC.+CURRENT..(LOOSE)
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ISBN: 9780321862525
Author: Johnson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 11TY
Which of the following is the site of calcium ion storage within muscles?
a. T tubules
b. sarcoplasmic reticulum
c. actin filaments
d. myosin filaments
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Which of the following is the site of calcium ion storage within muscles? a. T tubules b. sarcoplasmic reticulum c. actin filaments d. myosin filaments
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2. Which of the following are regulatory proteins that allow a muscle fiber to contract when calcium is present? (select all that apply)
dystrophin
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actin
3.
During this phase of an action potential, potassium ions exit the cell through voltage gated potassium channels.
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HUMAN BIOLOGY:CONC.+CURRENT..(LOOSE)
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