level: Level 1 of Smooth Muscles
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1 of Smooth Muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Instead of intercalated discs | Dense Bodies |
| Prolonged tonic contraction of smooth muscles | Latch Mechanism |
| Invaginations in the membrane of smooth muscles | Caveolae |
| T Tubule counterpart | Caveolae |
| Troponin counterpart | Calmodulin |
| Activates MLCK | Calmodulin Calcium Complex |
| MLCK | Myosin Light Chain Kinase |
| Phosphorylates myosin head | MLCK |
| Dephosphorylates myosin head | Myosin phosphatase |
| Neurotransmitters in smooth musclse | Acetylcholine and Norepinephrine |
| Part of the neurons that contain the neurotransmitters | Varicosities |
| Possible cause of self excitation of smooth muscles | Waxing and waning Sodium ions |
| Action potential only occurs with this type of smooth muscle | Unitary |