According to the Sliding Filament Model, When Muscle Tissue Contracts

question 31

Multiple Choice

According to the sliding filament model, when muscle tissue contracts,

• A) the Z lines slide away from one another.
• B) the myosin filaments shorten, while the actin filaments remain the same length.
• C) the sarcomeres shorten.
• D) the actin and myosin filaments shorten.
• E) the T tubules shorten.

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