Answer:
The prolonged electrical depolarization of cardiac muscle cells -that occurs during contraction- is due primarily to the persistent influx of calcium ion
Explanation:
The action potential of the heart muscle is longer with respect to skeletal muscle (around 300 milliseconds), and this is due to the activity of calcium (Ca⁺⁺ ) in the intracellular compartment.
The initial depolarization of cardiac muscle fiber depends on the entry of sodium (Na⁺) into the cell. However, for the action potential to occur and be maintained, Ca⁺⁺ must increase its cytoplasmic levels, which depends on:
- The increase in intracellular sodium induces the release of Ca⁺⁺ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
- Calcium entry from the extracellular space through the voltage dependent Ca⁺⁺ channels.
- The entry of extracellular Ca⁺⁺ causes the release of more Ca⁺⁺ ions by the sarcoplasmic reticulum, further increasing its intracellular concentration.
This is how the ion that guarantees the duration of the action potential of the cardiac muscle cell is the Ca⁺⁺.
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Answer:
D) Solar
Explanation:
Solar can transform light and wind energy to electricity
Pressure exerted by fluid in a cell that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall. Turgor is what makes living plant tissue rigid. Loss of turgor, resulting from the loss of water from plant cells, causes flowers and leaves to wilt.
The best answer is b. 4
The human heart has four chambers - two atria and two ventricles.
1. Right atrium - receives oxygen-poor blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle.
2. Right ventricle - pumps oxygen-poor blood to the heart.
3. Left atrium - receive oxygen - rich blood from the lungs.
4. Left ventricle - pumps oxygen rich blood to the body.
The heart is a muscular organ. It is about the size of a closed fist. It is located in the thoracic cavity. It is protected by the rib cage and is the major organ of the circulatory system.
