A sarcomere is ________.
A) the nonfunctional unit of skeletal muscle
B) the contractile unit between two Z discs
C) the area between two intercalated discs
D) the wavy lines on the cell, as seen in a microscope
E) a compartment in a myofilament

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A sarcomere is the contractile unit between two Z discs within a muscle cell, consisting of myofilaments that slide past each other to cause muscle contraction.

A Sarcomere Is ________