L16. Skeletal Muscle 3 Flashcards
1
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Define a motor unit and describe the recruitment of motor units as a means of varying force developed during skeletal muscle contraction
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2
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Describe the structure of the neuromuscular junction
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3
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Distinguish between presynaptic and postsynaptic events in NMT
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4
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Summarise the sequence of events at the neuromuscular junction that lead to muscle contraction
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5
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Describe the nature of the endplate current (EPC) and the endplate potential (EPP)
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6
Q
Describe the basis of the abnormal muscle contraction associated with Myasthenia Gravis
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7
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Understand how motor nerve conduction velocity is measured in humans, carried out in the Clinical Physiology session
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