Cardiac Muscle Cannot Undergo Tetanus Because Its Absolute Refractory Period

question 50

True/False

Cardiac muscle cannot undergo tetanus because its absolute refractory period lasts almost as long as the muscle twitch.

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Translation

Translation is the process that takes place when a strand of mRNA is decoded by a ribosome to produce a protein.

Mature RNA Transcript

The final form of RNA after processing, which includes splicing and modifications, ready for translation into a protein.

Primary RNA Transcript

The initial RNA copy made from a DNA template during transcription before any modifications occur.

Exons

Segments of a DNA or RNA molecule containing information coding for a protein or peptide sequence.