MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Striation refers to what?
A
Branching
B
Multi nuclei
C
Spindling
D
Banding
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sarcomere is the fundamental unit of myocyte contraction. Sarcomeres are recognizable as the familiar banding pattern observed when striated muscle is seen through the light microscope.

Detailed explanation-2: -Striated muscles contain overlapping arrays of thick, mainly myosin-containing, and thin, mainly actin-contain-ing, filaments, and it is these interdigitating filaments that give rise to the visible band pattern.

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