In a muscle contraction event, ____ causes the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum

a. the hydrolysis of ATP
b. the formation of ATP
c. the formation of the actin-myosin cross-bridge
d. a signal from a motor neuron
e. the shortening of the sarcomere


ANSWER: d

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