Briefly describe the sequence of events that take place in muscle contraction. What will be an ideal response?


Concepts to Consider: Motor neuron releases acetylcholine; depolarization of membrane and T
tubules; calcium released from sarcoplasmic reticulum and binds to troponin, causing conformational
change; pushes tropomyosin away from active sites on actin filaments; ATP is split and myosin heads
bind to actin, forming cross bridge; ADP and phosphate are released; cross bridge flexes and filaments
slide past each other; actin-myosin complex binds ATP and complex disassembles.

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What will be an ideal response?

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