Which of the following statements is the most accurate description of the sliding filament mechanism?
A) thick filaments shorten while thin filaments remain unchanged
B) Z discs slide over the thick and thin filaments
C) both thick and thin filaments shorten
D) thin filaments slide past thick filaments towards the M line.
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