EC Coupling

Question 1

Smallest sheath, surrounds a singular muscle fiber

Answer 1

Endomysium

Question 2

Surrounds a bundle muscles fibers called a fascicle

Answer 2

Perimysium

Question 3

Outermost sheath that surrounds the entire muscle

Answer 3

Epimysium

Question 4

Waves of smooth muscle contraction followed by waves of relaxation that move substances through the GI tract

Answer 4

Peristalsis

Question 5

Action potentials are created spontaneously by the heart, allowing it to beat in its own without a need for external stimuli

Answer 5

Automaticity

Question 6

Spread action protections through out the heart, which permits the rhythmic contraction of the heart

Answer 6

Intercalated Discs (Gap Junctions)