Muscle Stuff

3. what is the myogenic response to stretching?
4. the gastrointestinal tract has smooth muscle ___________ cells which are self-excitatory
5. where does calcium-calmodulin complex bind?
8. short branching muscle fibers with 1-2 nuclei
10. disc that joins the ends of neighboring fibers
12. what hormone plays a huge role in uterine contractions?
13. smooth muscle cells have a lack of ____________
16. intermediate filaments adhere within the sarcoplasm on dense _________
17. _____________ nervous system controls contractions and relaxation of smooth muscle

1. the cytoskeleton of smooth muscle cells are composed of _________ filaments
2. dephosphorylation of myosin is done by myosin ligh-chain _____________
6. surface area is increase with these flasklike invaginations
7. relaxation of smooth muscle cells can be slow due to _______________ mechanism
9. type of muscle cell found in bronchioloes of the respiratory system
11. filaments in smooth muscle adere to the sarcolemma where they a linked to structures called _________ plaques
14. where does calcium bind in smooth muscle cells?
15. wide in the middle and tapered ends, shape of smooth muscle