MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

MUSCLE CONTRACTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
states that during a muscle contraction, thin filaments slide past thick filaments and overlap to a greater degree
A
Sliding Filament Theory of Contraction
B
Excitation-Contraction Coupling
C
Nerve Stimulus Theory
D
Acetycholine Theory of Muscle Activity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sliding filament theory explains the process of muscle contraction during which the thin filaments slide over the thick filaments, which shortens the myofibril . Each muscle fibre has an alternate light and dark band, which contains a special contractile protein, called actin and myosin respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -During contraction, the myosin heads extend from the thick filament surface and attach to actin in the thin filaments, causing the filaments to slide past each other in a cyclic, ATP-driven process.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sliding filament model describes the process used by muscles to contract. It is a cycle of repetitive events that causes actin and myosin myofilaments to slide over each other, contracting the sarcomere and generating tension in the muscle.

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