Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285427812
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 32, Problem 2SQ
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A mature skeletal muscle consists of thousands of muscle fibers which are known as myofibrils. These are threadlike proteins which are arranged in identical contractile units called sarcomeres. The thick filament of the sarcomere has a motor protein called myosin and the thin filament has actin as a motor protein.
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Thin filaments are often named for which protein?
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d. tropomyosin
According to the sliding filament model, binding sites on actin open when ________. a. creatine phosphate levels rise b. ATP levels rise c. acetylcholine levels rise d. calcium ion levels rise
At low intracellular Ca2+ concentration, _________________ the active sites on the thin actin filament.
a. troponin blocks
b. troponin exposes
c. tropomyosin blocks
d. tropomyosin exposes
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