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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Q30: This molecule allows crossbridge detachment:
A) ATP
B) sodium
C)
Q31: Which molecules are involved with regulation of
Q32: The H zone
A) is the area within
Q33: During excitation-contraction coupling,
A) the action potential travels
Q34: During muscle contraction, the
A) contractile proteins contract.
B)
Q37: The sarcoplasmic reticulum stores _ when a
Q37: Which is not characteristic of cross bridges?
A)
Q38: Which of the following changes in banding
Q39: According to the sliding-filament mechanism of muscle
Q40: Of the step in excitation-contraction below, which
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