MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

SKELETAL MUSCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Made up of myosin filaments and contains ATPase.
A
Myofibril
B
Myofilament
C
Thick filament
D
Thin filament
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Both thick filaments made up of myosin and thin filaments composed of actin together form a sarcomere.

Detailed explanation-2: -The thick filaments of muscle consist of several hundred myosin molecules, associated in a parallel staggered array by interactions between their tails (Figure 11.23). The globular heads of myosin bind actin, forming cross-bridges between the thick and thin filaments.

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