"Z lines" in skeletal muscle are composed of
a. discs to which thin filaments are anchored.
b. stacked thick filaments along with parts of thin filaments that overlap both ends.
c. thin filaments but no thick filaments.
d. thick filaments but no thin filaments.
e. discs to which thick filaments are anchored.
A
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