The following events occur during the initiation of a skeletal muscle contraction. Put the following events in order of occurrence starting with the first event

a. signal travels along motor neuron
b. calcium is released
c. action potential moves down T tubules
d. action potential arrives at neuromuscular junction
e. action potential travels along muscle fiber membrane
f. acetylcholine is released
g. myosin binds actin
h. binding of acetylcholine triggers an action potential in a muscle fiber
i. action potential arrives at sarcoplasmic reticulum


a, d, f, h, e, c, i, b, g

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