Biology A2 (6BIO5) The sliding filament theory

Topic 7 - run for your life. The theory of muscle contraction.

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  • Created on: 15-03-12 21:25
What is a muscle fibre?
A single muscle cell
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Actin is...
the thinner filament of a sarcomere in a myofibril
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Myosin is ...
the thicker filament of a sarcomere in a myofibril
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Calcium ions bind to...
troponin on actin
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Cross bridges form between...
myosin heads and myosin binding sites on actin
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ADP and Pi are released when...
the myosin head binds to the myosin binding sites on the actin forming cross bridges
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A sarcolemma is...
the cell surface membrane of a muscle cell
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When filaments in a contracted sarcomere are looked at under a microscope...
the central intermediate coloured band is no longer visible
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Striated means...
striped
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the thinner filament of a sarcomere in a myofibril

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Tilly Gerrard

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