MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION TRANSMISSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A sarcomere extends from a ____ line to a ____ line.
A
Z; Z
B
Z:I
C
Z; A
D
A; I
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A sarcomere extends from one Z disc to the successive Z disc. The Z disc serves to anchor the thin filaments to adjacent sarcomeres. Myofilaments occupy three-dimensional space. The arrangement of the myofilaments at different points in the sarcomere is shown in Figure 2-5, D and F.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Z-band (Z-line, Z-disc) defines the boundary of the sarcomere in striated muscle and bisects the I-band of neighbouring sarcomeres (Fig. 1a) [1].

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