Conceptually, Probability May Be Defined as ______

question 59

Multiple Choice

Conceptually, probability may be defined as ______.

• A) the total number of possible outcomes divided by the total number of events
• B) the total number of possible outcomes
• C) the likelihood of the occurrence of a particular outcome of an event given all possible outcomes
• D) the number of ways an outcome can occur plus the number of ways an outcome cannot occur

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Definitions:

Cardiac Muscle Fibers

Cardiac muscle fibers are specialized muscle cells in the heart that contract rhythmically to pump blood throughout the body; they are striated and interconnected, facilitating coordinated heart contractions.

Intercalated Discs

Structures in cardiac muscle cells that facilitate the synchronized contraction of the heart by allowing the rapid passage of ions between cells.

Striations

The repeated ridges found in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells due to the organized arrangement of actin and myosin filaments, giving them a striped appearance.

Desmosomes

A type of cell junction made of protein that connects the cytoskeletons of adjacent cells in a tissue.