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What is the primary component of thin filaments in muscle cells?
What is the primary component of thin filaments in muscle cells?
- Myosin
- Microfilaments
- Actin (correct)
- Statocysts
What is the result of filament movement in muscle cells?
What is the result of filament movement in muscle cells?
- Muscle contraction (correct)
- Passive muscle extension
- Nervous system motor output
- Cell motility
What is the function of microfilaments in cells?
What is the function of microfilaments in cells?
- Sensory mechanisms
- Muscle contraction
- Cell motility (correct)
- Nervous system motor output
What is required for muscle function?
What is required for muscle function?
What is the arrangement of myosin molecules in thick filaments?
What is the arrangement of myosin molecules in thick filaments?
What occurs only passively in muscle cells?
What occurs only passively in muscle cells?
What is the common underlying mechanism of diverse behaviors such as feeding, swimming, and crawling?
What is the common underlying mechanism of diverse behaviors such as feeding, swimming, and crawling?
What is the role of actin in muscle cells?
What is the role of actin in muscle cells?
What is the outcome of the interaction between thin and thick filaments in muscle cells?
What is the outcome of the interaction between thin and thick filaments in muscle cells?
What is the function of myosin molecules in muscle cells?
What is the function of myosin molecules in muscle cells?
What is the energy source that powers muscle contraction?
What is the energy source that powers muscle contraction?
What is the focus of examination in understanding muscle contraction?
What is the focus of examination in understanding muscle contraction?
What is the characteristic feature of skeletal muscle that can be observed with a light microscope?
What is the characteristic feature of skeletal muscle that can be observed with a light microscope?
Which of the following is a single cell in vertebrate skeletal muscle?
Which of the following is a single cell in vertebrate skeletal muscle?
What is the location of thick filaments in a sarcomere?
What is the location of thick filaments in a sarcomere?
What is the function of the hierarchy of smaller units in vertebrate skeletal muscle?
What is the function of the hierarchy of smaller units in vertebrate skeletal muscle?
What is the arrangement of filaments in a resting myofibril?
What is the arrangement of filaments in a resting myofibril?
What is the name given to skeletal muscle due to its characteristic pattern of light and dark bands?
What is the name given to skeletal muscle due to its characteristic pattern of light and dark bands?
What is the characteristic pattern visible with a light microscope in skeletal muscle?
What is the characteristic pattern visible with a light microscope in skeletal muscle?
What is the function of sarcomeres in skeletal muscle?
What is the function of sarcomeres in skeletal muscle?
Where are thin filaments anchored in a sarcomere?
Where are thin filaments anchored in a sarcomere?
What is the arrangement of thick and thin filaments in a resting myofibril?
What is the arrangement of thick and thin filaments in a resting myofibril?
What is the structure that contains multiple nuclei in a skeletal muscle fiber?
What is the structure that contains multiple nuclei in a skeletal muscle fiber?
What is the term for the repeating sections of myofibrils that are the basic contractile units of skeletal muscle?
What is the term for the repeating sections of myofibrils that are the basic contractile units of skeletal muscle?
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