The sarcomere is the contractile unit. It is the space between two Z discs that contains one group of myosin fillaments and two groups of actin fillaments, one group on each end of the myosin fillaments. Z discs join sarcomeres together end-to-end to form myofibrils. A group of myofibrils surrounded by the sarcolema makes up a muscle fiber.
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Sarcomere
The myofibril is the basic muscle cell, within which is the sarcomere, the basic unit of muscle contraction.
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area in the muscle between the two Z discs.
sarcomere
The smallest contractile unit of a muscle fiber is the sarcomere.It is composed of contractile myofilaments known as actin and myosin.
The sarcomere is the smallest contractile unit of muscle.
The smallest contractile unit of individual muscle fibers is called a sarcomere. Sarcomeres are made up of overlapping thick and thin filaments that slide past each other during muscle contraction, generating the force necessary for movement.
sarcomere
The sarcomere is the contractile unit of a muscle fiber.
A series of sarcomeres linked together is known as a myofibril, which is the basic functional unit of a muscle cell. The myofibrils run parallel to each other within muscle fibers and are responsible for muscle contraction.