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Muscle contraction is a complex mechanism which is initiated by the release of neurotransmitter by the motor nerves which open the ion channels. The calcium ions bind to troponin. Lastly, ATP is hydrolyzed to generate energy that helps actin and myosin to bind and slide, thus contracting the muscles. Once the impulse for contraction halts, the muscles relax.

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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.
Which of the following sentences is NOT correct? A. White fibers make up fast-twitch muscle B. Muscle spindle is a type of receptor that detects muscle length C. Exocrine gland secretes its product directly into the bloodstream D. When an action potential is generated within a motor neuron, every muscle cell of the motor unit is stimulated to contract
The functions of tropomyosin in skeletal muscle include                 A. releasing calcium ions after initiation of contraction.                 B. generating ATP which it passes to the contractile mechanism.                 C. binding to myosin during contraction.                 D. acting as a relaxing protein at rest by covering up the sites where myosin binds to actin.                 E. sliding on actin to produce shortening.
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