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3 years ago
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The sliding filament model is our best explanation of how a skeletal muscle shortens. Based on your knowledge of the structure o

f the sarcomere and the changes that occur in the sarcomere with muscle contraction, explain the evidence that supports the sliding filament model.

Biology
1 answer:
Veseljchak [2.6K]3 years ago
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A sacromere is a segment between two adjacent Z discs and are essential for the striated structure of the cardiac and skeletal muscles.

<u>Explanation:</u>

The Z disc is surrounded by the I band made of thin filament called actin. The I band is followed by the A band made up of thick filament called myosin. When the muscles contract the actin and the myosin become superimposed/overlapped.

The sliding filament model explains the contraction of the sacromere in which the Z discs move closer due to the overlapping of the thin and thick filaments. Thus the I band moves close to the A band which remain the same length as shown in figure.

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