NCLEX-PN › Muscle Physiology
Which of the following is the smallest unit of contractile tissue in cardiac and skeletal muscle cells?
All of the following features are unique to cardiac muscle cells except:
Which of the following molecules binds to troponin during muscle contraction, triggering tropomyosin to move away from the actin binding sites and allowing the myosin head to form a cross bridge?
During contraction, the A band of the sarcomere does which of the following?
The individual unit of muscle contraction in a muscle fibril is referred to as the __________.
In the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction, all but which of the following are functions of ATP?
Which is the only muscle type that is non-striated?
The muscle body is encased in which of the following?
The sliding filament theory of muscle contraction involves the __________ attaching to __________ and then pulling during the power stroke.
Which of the following is the name of the modified endoplasmic reticulum found in muscle cells?