Skeletal Muscle Calcium Ion Flux
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What is the main function of skeletal muscle in relation to the skeleton?

  • To move bones of the skeleton at joints (correct)
  • To regulate body temperature
  • To produce blood cells
  • To provide structural support to the skeleton
  • What is the functional unit of the skeletal muscle?

  • Sarcomere (correct)
  • Myoneural junction
  • Myofibril
  • Muscle fiber
  • What is the role of troponin in muscle contraction?

  • To bind to actin and prevent contraction
  • To break down ATP and release energy
  • To bind to myosin and cause contraction
  • To bind to calcium and expose actin binding site for myosin (correct)
  • What is the outcome of thin filaments sliding along thick filaments during muscle contraction?

    <p>The I bands disappear and the A bands remain constant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of myosin in muscle contraction?

    <p>To have ATPase activity and move along the thin filaments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the site of binding for myosin on the thin filaments?

    <p>Actin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of calcium in muscle contraction?

    <p>To bind to troponin-C and expose actin binding site for myosin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structural protein of the thin filaments?

    <p>Actin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the troponin-tropomyosin complex moving during muscle contraction?

    <p>The actin binding site for myosin is exposed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the composition of troponin?

    <p>Three subunits: troponin-T, troponin-I, and troponin-C</p> Signup and view all the answers

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