Which Term Describes the Ability of a Muscle Cell to Shorten

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which term describes the ability of a muscle cell to shorten with force?

• A) Excitability
• B) Extensibility
• C) Contractility
• D) Elasticity

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Definitions:

Treaty of Paris

A significant agreement signed in 1783 that ended the American Revolutionary War, acknowledging American independence from Britain.

Battle of Waterloo

The decisive battle fought on June 18, 1815, near the town of Waterloo in present-day Belgium, where Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by the British led by the Duke of Wellington and the Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.