Which of the Following Is the Correct Sequence That Describes

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the correct sequence that describes the excitation and contraction of a skeletal muscle fiber?
1) Tropomyosin shifts and unblocks the cross-bridge binding sites.
2) Calcium is released and binds to the troponin complex.
3) The sarcoplasmic reticulum is depolarized when a wave of depolarization moves from the neuromuscular junction into the cell's interior by way of the transverse tubules.
4) The thin filaments are ratcheted across the thick filaments by the heads of the myosin molecules using energy from ATP.
5) An action potential in a motor neuron causes the axon to release acetylcholine, which depolarizes the muscle cell membrane at the neuromuscular junction.

• A) 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5
• B) 2 → 1 → 3 → 5 → 4
• C) 3 → 4 → 2 → 1 → 5
• D) 5 → 3 → 1 → 2 → 4
• E) 5 → 3 → 2 → 1 → 4

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