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Can A deficiency of calcium in the body can result in involuntary muscle contractions?
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Yes it can
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A deficiency of parathyroid hormone can cause involuntary muscle contractions of a type called?
Tetany is the term for the muscle contractions that may be caused by hypoparathyroidism.
Does a deficiency of calcium in the body result in continuous muscle contractions or tetany?
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What is the maintenance of muscle tone in the wall of the blood vessels an example of?
Involuntary muscle contractions
What causes shaking before a fever?
It is caused by involuntary muscle contractions.
Series of involuntary muscle contractions along the walls of the digestive tract?
Peristalsis.
Involuntary muscle contractions that move the food through the digestive system?
peristalsis
Is Muscle tone the small amount of tautness or tension you nthe muscle due to weat involuntary contractions?
yes
Why the calcium decrease creates convulsion?
Since calcium deficiency causes the neurons to be depolarized easily, and thus repetitive depolarization occurs which will lead to accumulation of acetylcholine in the neuromuscular junction and can cause repetitive muscle contractions which can progress to tetany
What is the ion called that triggers muscle contractions?
There are several, but a calcium ion is one that is used in skeletal muscle contraction.
What are the major roles of calcium in the bodes fluids?
Bones are made mostly of calcium compounds and calcium in its' ionic form is important in muscle contractions.
Is muscle tone the smallest amount of tautness or tension due to weak involuntary contractions of its motor units?
True
What stores calcium important in muscle contractions?
The Sarcoplasmic Reticulum stores calcium and releases it through the terminal cisternae into the tubule.
