Which of the following processes occurs during the contraction of skeletal muscle?

A. Calcium ions are taken up by the terminal cisternae.
B. The myofilaments become shorter.
C. Calcium ions dissociate from troponin.
D. Myofibrils slide over each other.
E. Z discs move closer together.


E. Z discs move closer together.

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