Search Results for: Pacemakers
contract to decrease the subumbrellar cavity volume and eject water to provide motive force ( , , , ), with additional contributions to forward motion from passive energy recapture ( ) and suction-based propulsion ( ). to initiate these muscle contractions, the animal activates any of its eight pacemakers
, located within rhopalia (sensory organs) along the bell margin. these nerve clusters activate the entire motor nerve net and cause bidirectional muscle wave propagations originating from the activated pacemakers ( , , , , – ). download high-res image open in new tab download powerpoint fig. a. aurita...
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