BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Chapter 26, Problem 6MCQ
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The movement of muscles takes place by the process of muscle contraction. In this process, the protein filaments of muscles which are myosin and actin are slide over each other to perform the phenomenon of movement.
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Which of the following statements best describes the sliding filament mechanism of muscle contraction?
a. Actin and myosin filaments do not shorten, but rather, slide past each other.
b. Actin and myosin filaments shorten and slide past each other.
c. As they slide past each other, actin filaments shorten, but myosin filaments do not shorten.
d. As they slide past each other, myosin filaments shorten, but actin filaments do not shorten.
The sliding filament mechanism describes the process during which: a. actin and myosin slide relative to each other b. sarcomeres slide relative to each other c. troponin and tropomyosin slide relative to each other d. muscle fibers slide past each other
When sarcomeres contract during muscle contraction, which of the following occurs?
A.
The myosin filaments lengthen.
B.
The myosin filaments "walk" along the actin microfilaments.
C.
The myosin filaments shorten.
D.
The actin filaments shorten.
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BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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