GENERAL HISTOLOGY

MUSCLE

SKELETAL MUSCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Light I Band consists of ____
A
Myosin filaments only
B
Actin filaments only
C
Myosin and actin filaments
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thin filaments (or actin filament) are anchored at one end at the Z-band. Titin is anchored to both the Z-band and the M-line. Thick filaments are anchored in the middle of the sarcomere at the M-line. The I-band is the region on either side of a Z-disc that contains only thin filaments and titin.

Detailed explanation-2: -I bands (or isotropic bands): it is called the light band that contains only the thin filament (actin). The thin filament lies between the two thick filaments. Z disc: it is the area where two actin filaments connect and transverse the I bands.

Detailed explanation-3: -I bands are composed of thin actin filaments and proteins that bind actin and they are bisected by the Z line. The thin filaments extend in each direction from the Z-disk, where they do not overlap the thick filaments, they create the light I band.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types: the thick bands and the thin bands. Thick bands are made of multiple molecules of a protein called myosin. The thin bands are made of multiple molecules of a protein called actin.

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