PHYSIOLOGY
MUSCLE CONTRACTION
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actin/myosin contraction
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sliding filament theory
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protein slide theory
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short filament theory
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Detailed explanation-1: -This process is known as myosin-actin cycling. As the myosin S1 segment binds and releases actin, it forms what are called cross bridges, which extend from the thick myosin filaments to the thin actin filaments. The contraction of myosin’s S1 region is called the power stroke (Figure 3).
Detailed explanation-2: -The molecular mechanism whereby myosin and acting myofilaments slide over each other is termed the cross-bridge cycle. During muscle contraction, the heads of myosin myofilaments quickly bind and release in a ratcheting fashion, pulling themselves along the actin myofilament.
Detailed explanation-3: -Skeletal muscles are long and cylindrical in appearance; when viewed under a microscope, skeletal muscle tissue has a striped or striated appearance. The striations are caused by the regular arrangement of contractile proteins (actin and myosin).