Excitation-contraction Coupling
A smooth muscle is excited by external stimuli, which causes contraction. Each step is further detailed below.
Read more about this topic: Smooth Muscle Tissue
Famous quotes containing the word coupling:
“The time of the seasons and the constellations
The time of milking and the time of harvest
The time of the coupling of man and woman
And that of beasts. Feet rising and falling.
Eating and drinking. Dung and death.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)