Question

1.)Suggest why slow skeletal muscle fibres are small in diameter. 2.)The toxin curare was discovered in South America, where it was used to tip poison darts. It works by competing with acetylcholine for the receptors on the postsynaptic membrane. Predict the effect of curare on muscular contraction. Explain your answer.

Answer 1

1, to strengthen the bone

2, I would say it causes them to tense up (contract)