Human Anatomy & Physiology (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321743261
ISBN 13: 978-0-32174-326-8

Chapter 9 - Muscles and Muscle Tissue - Review Questions - Page 317: 4

Answer

(c) transmit the action potential deep into the muscle cells

Work Step by Step

Because T tubules are continuations of the sarcolemma, they conduct impulses to the deepest regions of the muscle cell and every sarcomere. These impulses signal for the release of calcium from the adjacent terminal cisterns (316).
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