Summarize the Sliding Filament Theory

question 3

Multiple Choice

Summarize the sliding filament theory.

• A)It is the theory that sarcomeres lengthen during the sliding of the thin and thick filaments past each other.
• B)It is the theory that Z lines will move further from each other when the thin and thick filaments slide past each other.
• C)It is the process that causes an action potential to travel down the T tubules into the sarcolemma.
• D)It is the theory that excitation-contraction coupling leads to muscle fiber relaxation.
• E)It is the process of sarcomere shortening caused by the sliding of thin and thick filaments past another.

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