In skeletal muscle, an action potential traveling down a T tubule causes opening of _____ channels in the ______.

A. calcium/sacroplasmic reticulum
B. calcium/mitochondria
C. sodium/sacroplasmic reticulum
D. sodium/mitochondria


Answer: A. calcium/sacroplasmic reticulum

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