Although the elderly more commonly complain of dryness of the mouth, often associated with side effects of certain drugs and chronic conditions, there may at times be an excess of saliva. Profuse salivation is known as sialorrhea.
Hi Ben, The mechanicals in Midsummer Night's Dream are called that because, aside from being amateur actors, they are primarily a group of skilled manual laborers or artisans:Peter Quince, the carpenter.i Ben, The mechanicals in Midsummer Night's Dream are called that because, aside from being amateur actors, they are primarily a group of skilled manual laborers or artisans:
3. Sustained contractions are produced by the asynchronous stimulation of different motor units. Mechanisms of Contraction. I. Skeletal muscle cells, or fibers, contain structures called myofibrils. A. Each myofibril is striated with dark (A) and light (I) bands; there are Z lines in the middle of each I band.. The motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates are called a motor unit. 1. When a muscle is composed of many motor units (such as in the hand), there is fine control of muscle contraction. 2. The large muscles of the leg have relatively few motor units, which are correspondingly large in size.