Properties of Muscles on Electrical Stimulation

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Properties of Muscles on Electrical Stimulation: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as tetanus, threshold stimulus, oxygen debt, properties of muscles on electrical impulses and summation in muscles.

Important Questions on Properties of Muscles on Electrical Stimulation

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Why do we need refractory period ?

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What are two types of Refractory period ?

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What do you mean by Refractory period ?

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Why is there a threshold in muscle ?

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What is the threshold stimulus for muscle contraction ?

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What is the Absolute threshold of a stimulated ?

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Explain threshold stimulus for a nerve cell?

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Lockjaw is a symptom of which of the following diseases?

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_____ is one of the properties of the muscle with respect to the electric impulse.

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The organelle involved in the release of calcium ions when an action potential reaches the muscle cell is Golgi apparatus.

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The initiation of muscle contraction does not require the involvement of neurotransmitters.

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Which ions are released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum after being stimulated by the action potential travelled through the neuron?

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How do muscles react to the electrical impulses?

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A muscle contraction initiated by a double brief-stimulation is called a single muscle twitch.

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What is all or none principle of muscle contraction?

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Write a short note on oxygen debt.

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The term 'tetanus' refers to:

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Name the bacterium that causes tetanus.

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Tetanus disease is marked by headache and cleaning of the jaw of the person.