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IgorLugansk [536]
3 years ago
10

The thin filaments and thick filaments and their associated proteins are the key functional components of the sarcomere. it is i

mportant to be able to identify these components in order to understand their roles in muscle contraction.
Biology
1 answer:
kkurt [141]3 years ago
3 0

Muscle is composed of small units known as myofibril which itself composed of cylindrical bundles of thread like filaments; thick filament and thin filament known as myosin and actin respectively.

These filaments make up a myofibril which is organized into a chain of contractile units called sarcomeres. . There are two more proteins known as titin and nebulin which also contribute to the structure of sarcomere.

The function of the muscle is to contract and these filaments play a major role in it


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