Which of the following statements regarding contraction of skeletal muscle cells is NOT true More than one answer may be correct. Question 7 options:   the myofibrils shorten   the thick and thin filaments slide past one another   the thin filaments shorten   the sarcomeres shorten   the thick filaments shorten

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Which of the following statements regarding contraction of skeletal muscle cells is NOT true

More than one answer may be correct.

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the myofibrils shorten

 

the thick and thin filaments slide past one another

 

the thin filaments shorten

 

the sarcomeres shorten

 

the thick filaments shorten

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