A skeletal muscle deprived of adequate ATP supplies will
A) immediately relax.
B) release all actin-myosin bonds.
C) enter a state where actin and myosin are unable to separate.
D) fire many more action potentials than usual and enter a state of "rigor."
E) sequester all free calcium ions into the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

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Without adequate ATP supplies, the myosin heads cannot detach from the actin binding sites, causing the muscle to remain contracted in a state known as rigor. This prevents the muscle from being able to relax.

A Skeletal Muscle Deprived of Adequate ATP Supplies Will