During contraction of skeletal muscle fibers, the
A) Contractile proteins contract.
B) Thin filaments slide inward toward the A band's center as a result of cycles of cross-bridge binding and bending.
C) Thick and thin filaments become tightly coiled, thus shortening the sarcomere.
D) I bands slide in between the A bands.
E) Lateral sacs of the sarcoplasmic reticulum shrink, pulling the Z lines closer together.
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Q28: Which of the following changes in banding
Q29: During muscle contraction, the
A) Z lines move
Q31: The T tubules
A) store Ca2+
B) provide a
Q32: During a cross-bridge cycle in skeletal muscle,
Q34: Sequence the following events involved in muscle
Q35: Binding of _ to myosin permits the
Q36: Foot proteins
A) span the gap between a
Q37: The sarcoplasmic reticulum stores _ when a
Q37: An action potential rapidly spreads to the
Q38: Which statement is incorrect about cross bridges?
A)
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