MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

MUSCLE CONTRACTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a crossbridge?
A
Where myosin binds to actin
B
Where the calcium crosses into the cytoplasm
C
Where calcium binds with troponin
D
Where titin and myosin are connected
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Organization of myosin thick filaments. Thick filaments are formed by the association of several hundred myosin II molecules in a staggered array. The globular heads of myosin bind actin, forming cross-bridges between the myosin and actin filaments .

Detailed explanation-2: -A distinctive structure consisting of two globular heads on each myosin molecule which interact in the presence of calcium ions with specific sites on a thin actin filament. The cross-bridges contain ATPase and generate the tension developed by a muscle fibre during a muscle action.

Detailed explanation-3: -Myosin binds to actin at a binding site on the globular actin protein. Myosin has another binding site for ATP at which enzymatic activity hydrolyzes ATP to ADP, releasing an inorganic phosphate molecule and energy. ATP binding causes myosin to release actin, allowing actin and myosin to detach from each other.

Detailed explanation-4: -ATP must bind to myosin to break the cross-bridge and enable the myosin to rebind to actin at the next muscle contraction.

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