Multiple Choice
Which statement about skeletal muscle contraction is true?
A) A single action potential at the neuromuscular junction is not sufficient to cause a muscle to twitch.
B) An action potential in the muscle cell activates contraction by releasing Na+ into the sarcoplasm.
C) Twitches are able to sum when Ca2+ is quickly removed from the sarcoplasm between action potentials.
D) Summation of twitches leads to a graded increase in the tension that can be generated by a single muscle fiber.
E) The tension generated by a muscle is invariable.
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