MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

SLIDING FILAMENT MODEL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is true?
A
Cardiac muscle is voluntary
B
The thick filaments are known as actin
C
Skeletal muscle is involuntary
D
The thick filaments are known as myosin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The thick filaments are made up of myosin while the thin filament is made up of three proteins actin, troponin, and tropomyosin. So, the correct answer is ‘Myosin’.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘Myosin’.

Detailed explanation-3: -An individual sarcomere contains many parallel actin (thin) and myosin (thick) filaments. The interaction of myosin and actin proteins is at the core of our current understanding of sarcomere shortening.

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