Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding red muscle fibers?
ADecreased glycolytic enzymes
BUsed for aerobic activity
CIncreased blood flow
DIncreased muscle fiber length
When the tension becomes great enough, contraction suddenly ceases and the muscle relaxes, this phenomenon is known as:
AAutocrine innervation
BAutogenic inhibition
CConverse stretch reflex
DReciprocal innervation
A 29-year-old man sustains a left femoral fracture in a motorcycle accident. His leg is placed in a plaster cast. After his left leg has been immobilized for 6 weeks, the diameter of the left calf has decreased in size. This change in size is most likely to result from which of the following alterations in his calf muscles?
AHyalinosis
BDystrophy
CAplasia
DAtrophy
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