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Are there more thick filaments than thin filaments in smooth muscle?
There more thin filaments than thick filaments in smooth muscle. The ratio is of the thin to thick filaments in the smooth muscle is approximately 15:1.
The thick filaments of muscle fibers are composed of what?
Myosin
Thick protein filaments within the A-bands?
Myosin. The A band has thick (myosin) and thin (actin) filaments.
Myofibrils are composed primarily of two protein filaments called?
thick filaments and thin filaments
What are the roles of thick and thin filaments in muscle contraction?
The thin filaments are actin, and the thick filaments are myosin. The filaments run parrel to one another along the length of the sarcomere.The dark bands that occur in the middle of the sarcomere are regions where the thick filaments and thin filaments overlap.
Which of the following become connected by myosin cross-bridges during muscle contraction A) thin filaments and thick filaments B) thin filaments and t-tubules C) thick filaments and titin filame?
Interactions between actin and myosin filaments of the sarcomere are responsible for muscle contractions. The I bands contain only thin (actin) filaments, whereas the A bands contain thick (myosin) filaments.
What are overlapping thick and thin filaments called?
I-Band
What is cross bridge cycling?
when the Thick filaments pull the thin filaments toward the center of the sarcomere
What makes up a myofibril?
Myofibrils are made up of actin (thin filaments) and myosin (thick filaments).
What shape is the cardiac muscle?
thick and thin bands (lines) of filaments.
What muscle shapes the muscle?
thick and thin bands (lines) of filaments.
What is the name area containing overlapping thin and thick filaments?
A-band. It has actin (thin protein) and myosin (thick protein) overlapping within it
