BIOLOGY: ESSENTIALS >LL< W/ CONNECT
BIOLOGY: ESSENTIALS >LL< W/ CONNECT
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Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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The movement of muscles takes place by the process of muscle contraction. In this process, the protein filaments of muscles which are myosin and actin are slide over each other to perform the phenomenon of movement.

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Which of the following statements best describes the sliding filament mechanism of muscle contraction? a. Actin and myosin filaments do not shorten, but rather, slide past each other. b. Actin and myosin filaments shorten and slide past each other. c. As they slide past each other, actin filaments shorten, but myosin filaments do not shorten. d. As they slide past each other, myosin filaments shorten, but actin filaments do not shorten.
The sliding filament mechanism describes the process during which: a. actin and myosin slide relative to each other b. sarcomeres slide relative to each other c. troponin and tropomyosin slide relative to each other d. muscle fibers slide past each other
Which of the following statements is true of the chameleon tongue but not of the human tongue? A. It is a muscular hydrostat. B. Force generation reflects the binding of myosin crossbridges to actin thin filaments. C. The organization of the actin and myosin filaments produces a regular pattern of bands, or striations. D. Gaps or holes in the Z-discs allow supercontraction (shortening beyond the normal limit). E. All of the above statements are true of both the chameleon tongue and the human tongue.
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