Write out the steps needed for a skeletal muscle to contract. Include these terms in your write up: neuromuscular junction, somatic motor neuron, acetylcholine, acetylcholinesterase, sarcolemma, motor end plate, synaptic knob, synaptic cleft, ligand-gated sodium channel, action potential/depolarization, t-tubules, sarcoplasmic reticulum, Ca2+ ions, voltage-gated calcium channels, troponin, tropomyosin, actin active sites, myosin head, ATP, hydrolysis of ATP, cross-bridge formation, sarcomere shortening

Females who lift weights are not going to develop large, bulky muscles because a. they have more muscle fibers than men b. they have thicker muscle fibers than men c. they have lower testosterone levels than men d. all of the above does not change length

What are the advantages of liposomes as a drug delivery system for antimicrobials?

Mr rogers is 2 days postoperative of a thoracotomy of removal of a malignant mass in his left chest. his pain is being managed via epidural catheter with morphine. as the nurse assumes care of mr rogers, he is alert and fully oriented and states that his current pain is 2 on a 1 -to-10 scale. his vital signs are 37.8-92-12, 138/82. what are benefits of epidural versus systemic administration of opioids? the nurse monitors mr roger’s respiratory status and vital signs every 2 hours. what is the rationale for this frequent assessments? the nurse monitors mr rogers for what other complications of epidural anelgesis?