Year 13 Biology
Nerve impulses, synapses and muscle contraction
Resting and action potentials, the passage of an impulse and the effect of myelination, synaptic transmission and its effects, the structure of skeletal muscle and the sliding filament theory.
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1. When the biceps muscle contracts to bend the elbow, what happens in the triceps muscle?
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