Signaling
Contraction
Circulation
400

This type of signaling involves hormones acting on the very same cell that secreted them.

What is Autocrine?

400

This protein "head" binds to actin to pull it during a contraction.

What is Myosin?

400

The phase of the heart cycle where the ventricles are actively contracting.

What is Systole?

800

The "Master Gland" that connects the nervous system to the endocrine system.

What is the Hypothalamus/Pituitary?

800

This model explains how actin and myosin filaments move past each other.

What is the Sliding Filament Model?

800

This specific circuit carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs.

What is the Pulmonary Circuit?

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