Equine Physiology Workbook

10. What is a tendon/aponeurosis structure? ______________________________________

11. What is a neuromuscular junction? ___________________________________________

12. Define motor end plate ____________________________________________________

13. List the steps of stimulation of muscular action potential.

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14. List the steps of excitation-contraction coupling _________________________________

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15. List the steps of muscle contraction (sliding filament theory)

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16. Define motor unit _________________________________________________________

17. What occurs during the 3 phases of twitch contraction?

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18. Define wave summation ___________________________________________________

19. Describe unfused and fused tetanus __________________________________________

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