Determine whether the following description is common to skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle or both skeletal and cardiac muscle. increase in tension during contraction of the muscle organ involves recruitment of other cells is primarily under the control of the autonomic nervous system all cells depolarize and contract during every contraction of the muscle organ different neurotransmitters can increase or decrease the rate of contraction action potentials begin electrical depolarization by a voltage-gated Na+ channel 1. skeletal muscle 2. cardiac muscle increase in cytosolic 3. skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle calcium increases tension in muscle cells prolonged depolarization is due to Ca2+ influx across the plasma membrane contraction is not under the control of hormones relaxation occurs when cytosolic calcium is reduced to resting levels increase in tension during contraction of single cells is associated with a higher frequency of action potentials

Determine whether the following description is common to skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle or both skeletal and cardiac muscle. increase in tension during contraction of the muscle organ involves recruitment of other cells is primarily under the control of the autonomic nervous system all cells depolarize and contract during every contraction of the muscle organ different neurotransmitters can increase or decrease the rate of contraction action potentials begin electrical depolarization by a voltage-gated Na+ channel 1. skeletal muscle 2. cardiac muscle increase in cytosolic 3. skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle calcium increases tension in muscle cells prolonged depolarization is due to Ca2+ influx across the plasma membrane contraction is not under the control of hormones relaxation occurs when cytosolic calcium is reduced to resting levels increase in tension during contraction of single cells is associated with a higher frequency of action potentials

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781285866932

Author:Lauralee Sherwood

Publisher:Lauralee Sherwood

Chapter8: Muscle Physiology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 22UC

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