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During a muscle contraction, what happens immediately after calcium binds to troponin?
 A) Myosin detaches from actin.
  B) Troponin pushes tropomyosin away, exposing binding sites on actin.
  C) Acrossbridge is formed.
  D) The power stroke occurs.

Question 2

In healthy individuals, the two factors that are known to decrease resting metabolic rate are age and ______.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

starvation (famine or severe dieting)



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