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What capacity of a muscle fiber to transmit electrical current?
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The ability of a muscle to transmit electrical current is termed?
action potential
An electrical impulse moving down an axon is called?
This is called action potential. Action potential is the change in electrical potential that occurs between the inside and outside of a nerve or muscle fiber when it is stimulated, serving to transmit nerve signals.
What types of muscles stimulator are available on the market?
The most common type of muscle simulator that is available on the buyer's market are electrical muscle stimulation devices. These types of muscle stimulation devices use an non-harmful electrical current to stimulate weak muscles.
What structural component of cardiac muscle cells allow for electrical current to flow from cell to cell?
The intercalated discs
What is acetylecholine?
Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that helps transmit electrical nervous impulses from one nerve to another. Commonly found when a nerve terminates in a muscle (the neuromuscular junction) to cause contraction.
Why does stimulation of nerves with electrical current help stave off muscle atrophy for a short period of time?
Stimulation with a mild elecric current can keep the muscle tissue viable until full muscular activity can return.
How do electrical tests diagnose periodic paralysis?
Electrical tests of muscle and a muscle biopsy show characteristic changes.
There are two primary kinds of cells in the heart muscle These cells are the myocardial and electrical cells?
Myocardial cells lines the muscular walls of heart tissues (contractility and extensibility) Electrical cells is the conduction system of the heart. Can be conducted 3 ways: automaticity that generates action potential, excitability that responds to electrical impulses and conductivity transmit an electrical impulses from one cell to the next
What is the medical term meaning recording of the strength of muscle contractions?
The medical term for recording the strength of muscle contractions is electromyography (EMG). This test involves placing small electrodes on the skin or inserting needles into the muscles to measure electrical activity during muscle contraction and at rest. It is often used to diagnose nerve or muscle disorders.
What is the substance used by motor neurons to transmit stimuli to skeletal muscle?
norepinephrine
What kinds of compounds in the body transmit impulses between nerve and muscle cells?
a Neurotransmitter
Why does a dead frogs leg move when electricity is passed through them?
The electrical current triggers an action potential at the neuromuscular junction, causing the muscle cells to depolarize and contract.
