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This Hormone Plays an Important Role in Synchronizing Physiological Function

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This hormone plays an important role in synchronizing physiological function with the cycle of daylight and darkness.


Definitions:

Terminal Cisternae

Enlarged areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum around the muscular T-tubules that store calcium ions for muscle contraction.

T Tubule

T Tubules, or transverse tubules, are extensions of the cell membrane that penetrate into the center of skeletal and cardiac muscle cells, facilitating the rapid transmission of signals.

Triad

Two terminal cisternae and a T tubule between them.

Mitochondria

Organelles found in large numbers in most cells, where the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.

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