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In animals, contractile functions are primarily carried out by muscle tissues, which consist of specialized cells that can shorten and generate force. There are three main types of muscle tissue: skeletal muscle, which facilitates voluntary movements; cardiac muscle, which contracts involuntarily to pump blood; and smooth muscle, which controls involuntary movements in organs. These muscles operate through the interaction of proteins such as actin and myosin, which slide past each other during contractions, allowing for movement and various physiological functions. Additionally, the nervous system plays a critical role in regulating these contractions through signals that initiate and coordinate muscle activity.
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How osmoregulation is carried out in a named protozoan?
Osmoregulation in protozoans like Paramecium is carried out through contractile vacuoles. These organelles collect excess water and expel it from the cell to maintain osmotic balance. The contractile vacuoles help prevent the cell from bursting due to excessive water intake.
What is the contractile vacuoles physiological function in cells?
They are found in aquatic protists.They remove excess water.
What is the contractile vacuoles physiological function in amoeba and paramecia?
They have an excretory function.They remove excess water from cells.
What is the function of the contractible vacuole in the Euglena?
Contractile vacuoles are found in aquatic protists.They remove excess water.
What is the function of a cell in single celled organisms?
The function of contractile vacuole is to store excess of water that enters the single-celled organism and then expel it to the exterior
What has a contractile properties?
a contractile vacuole
Hemotosis is a function carried out by the cardiovascular respritory systems?
Homeostasis is not a function carried out solely by the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. It Homeostasis is actually carried out in all cells and all systems.
Which of these function to remove excess water in many unicellular freshwater protists?
The contractile vacuole helps it to get rid off the excess water from the cell.
What organelle helps move excess water?
A specific type of vacuole, called a contractile vacuole expels excess water from many fresh water protists.
Why did the plague come?
Because animals had fleas which carried the disease and once the animals died the fleas jumped onto more animals which carried to disease to different places.
When was Haloplasma contractile created?
Haloplasma contractile was created in 2008.
Contractile proteins are found in what?
Muscles
