Question 8

(Multiple Choice)

All of the statements about the bands observed by electron microscopy of myofibrils are true EXCEPT:


A) I bands show a hexagonal array of thick filaments.
B) thin filaments are composed mainly of actin, troponin, and tropomyosin.
C) H zones contain an array of thick filaments that are composed mainly of myosin.
D) thick filaments are joined by cross-bridges.
E) Z lines lie in the middle of the I bands, marking the ends of the sarcomere.

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