NEET BIOLOGY

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

LOCOMOTION AND MOVEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Unit of contraction in muscles
A
Sarcomere
B
H zone
C
A band
D
I band
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A sarcomere is the basic contractile unit of muscle fiber. Each sarcomere is composed of two main protein filaments-actin and myosin-which are the active structures responsible for muscular contraction.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sarcomere is the fundamental contractile unit of the myofibril.

Detailed explanation-3: -A sarcomere is the basic contractile unit of a myocyte (muscle fibre). A sarcomere is composed of two main protein filaments (thin actin and thick myosin filaments) which are the active structures responsible for muscular contraction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sarcomere is the functional unit of contraction in a muscle fibre.

Detailed explanation-5: -To say that the sarcomere is the functional unit means that all the components needed for contraction are contained within each sarcomere. In fact, muscle is composed of millions of tiny sarcomeres, and each sarcomere shortens, thus resulting in muscular contraction.

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