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The document contains 14 review questions about nerve muscle physiology, including: drawing diagrams and labeling structures of nerve action potentials, sarcomeres, and neuromuscular junctions; explaining terms like all-or-none law and refractory periods; classifying nerve fibers; listing factors affecting nerve conduction velocity and steps in cross-bridge cycling and neuromuscular transmission; and discussing the roles of calcium and ATP in muscle contraction and the pathophysiology and treatment of myasthenia gravis.
The document contains 14 review questions about nerve muscle physiology, including: drawing diagrams and labeling structures of nerve action potentials, sarcomeres, and neuromuscular junctions; explaining terms like all-or-none law and refractory periods; classifying nerve fibers; listing factors affecting nerve conduction velocity and steps in cross-bridge cycling and neuromuscular transmission; and discussing the roles of calcium and ATP in muscle contraction and the pathophysiology and treatment of myasthenia gravis.
The document contains 14 review questions about nerve muscle physiology, including: drawing diagrams and labeling structures of nerve action potentials, sarcomeres, and neuromuscular junctions; explaining terms like all-or-none law and refractory periods; classifying nerve fibers; listing factors affecting nerve conduction velocity and steps in cross-bridge cycling and neuromuscular transmission; and discussing the roles of calcium and ATP in muscle contraction and the pathophysiology and treatment of myasthenia gravis.
1. Draw a neat labelled diagram of a nerve action potential.
2. Explain the ionic basis of the different phases of an action potential 3. Explain the following terms with respect to nerve fibers a. All or none law b. Absolute refractory period c. Relative refractory period 4. Classify nerve fibres as proposed by Erlanger and Gasser. 5. List three factors that affect nerve conduction velocity 6. Draw a neat labelled diagram of a skeletal muscle sarcomere 7. Explain briefly the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction 8. List the four key steps in cross-bridge cycling in skeletal muscle 9. Draw a flow chart showing the steps of excitation-contraction coupling 10. Discuss the role of Calcium and ATP in skeletal muscle contraction 11. Draw a neat labelled diagram of a neuromuscular junction. 12. Draw a flow chart depicting the steps of neuromuscular transmission 13. Explain the physiological basis of easy fatigability in myasthenia gravis and its pharmacological management. 14. List two pre-synaptic and two post-synaptic neuromuscular blockers