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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 41, Problem 2RQ
Describe the process of skeletal muscle contraction, beginning with an action potential in a motor neuron and ending with the relaxation of the muscle. Your answer should include the following words: neuromuscular junction, T tubule, sarcoplasmic reticulum, calcium, thin filaments, binding sites, thick filaments, sarcomere, Z disc, and active transport.
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Describe the process of skeletal muscle contraction, beginning with an action potential in a motor neuron and ending with the relaxation of the muscle. Your answer should include the following words: neuromuscular junction, T tubule, sarcoplasmic reticulum, calcium, thin filaments, binding sites, thick filaments, sarcomere, Z disc, and active transport.
One of the primary characteristics of all muscle tissue is contractility, the ability to shorten
(contract) and lengthen (relax). You've identified the various components of a myofibril above.
Now, use the table below to indicate what occurs to each band, line, or zone when the muscle
contracts vs. relaxes.
What occurs to this region / structure during contraction/relaxation?
Region / Structure
A-Band
H-Band
I-Band
M-Line
Z-Line
Zone of Overlap
Sarcomere
No change
Shortens
Lengthens
Muscle Contraction
Muscle Relaxation
Arrange the following in statements in the order that they occur during muscle contraction: 1-10
ACh leaves the synaptic knob and enters the synaptic cleft
The action potential is carried deep into the muscle cell by T tubules
The muscle cell relaxes and lengthens
Myosin binds to and pulls on actin, resulting in muscle shortening
Calcium attaches to troponin
As calcium re-enters the sarcoplasmic reticulum, its concentration at the myofilaments decreases
Calcium is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Tropomyosin rolls out of the way, exposing actin
ACh diffuses across the synaptic cleft and attaches to protein receptors on the sarcolemma, resulting in muscle "excitation"
Na+ enters the muscle cell and K+ exits, resulting in an action potential
Chapter 41 Solutions
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