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What small muscle that relaxes or contracts in response to the amount of light passing through the cornea?
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A small muscle that relaxes or contracts in response to the amount of light passing through the cornea?
A small muscle that relaxes or contracts in response to the amount of light passing through a cornea is called an iris. The iris is also the portion of the eye that contains pigment.
Function of the cardiac muscle?
Cardiac muscle tissue is the tissue that makes up the bulk of your heart and when it contracts it will squeeze blood to your lungs through the pulmonary circuit, and to the rest your body through the systemic circuit.
What is the function of peristalsis?
It contracts and relaxes your muscles to aid in the digestion of food in the intestines and stomach.
Is the antagonist muscle one that has an action directly opposite to that of the agonist?
Yes. An antagonistic pair of muscles, such as the biceps and the triceps, allows movement of body parts through opposing motions. As one of these muscles contracts, the other relaxes.
What is the function of a cardiac?
The heart muscle is the third type of muscle.We also call it cardiac.It contracts and relaxes all day long so you won not have a heart attack.This muscle is involunatatry, and all your blood flows through it,too.
Define systolic and diastolic blood pressure?
Blood Pressure: The force at which blood flows through the arteries in the body. Systolic: Refers to the pressure on the arteries as the heart contracts (squeezes). Diastolic: Refers to the pressure on the vessels as the heart relaxes.
How do skeletal muscles work together?
Skeletal muscles have an antagonistic relationship. To move about a joint one muscle contracts while its opposite muscle relaxes. For example, movement of the forearm is done through the bicep and tricep along the elbow joint.as one muscle contracts, the other relaxes
What is Galvanic skin response?
this is caused by the response of the skin and muscle tissues to external and internal stimulii. Can be caused to people who are sensitive to emotions, fear and anger for example. Detectors can measure this response by passing small electric shocks between two points on the skin
How Hannibal surprise the Romans?
By passing through Gaul and crossing the Alps into Italy, defeatig their armies before they could develop a clear war strategy and coordinated response.
Where does blood pumped by the left ventricle pass through?
Blood enters the left ventricle from the left atrium by passing through the mitral valve. The mitral valve functions to prevent blood from flowing back into the left atrium when the left ventricle contracts.
How does the right ventricles act so blood can go through the pulmonary valve?
it relaxes
What term means passing of a fluid through spaces?
Perfusion - passing of a fluid through space
