In a muscle contraction, the sarcomere shortens when ____

a. the myosin heads move in opposite directions
b. the myosin heads move towards each other
c. the actin filaments move in opposite directions
d. the actin-myosin cross-bridge disconnects
e. ATP is formed from ADP and Pi


ANSWER: b

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