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Set 3 5 Contractile Mechanisms In Skeletal Muscle

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Question 1

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Heterogeneity of muscle speed in different muscle fibers depends in part on the

A) Length of its thick filaments
B) Length of its thin filam ents
C) Myosin isoform expressed by the muscle fiber
D) Actin isoform expressed by the muscle
E) Speed of nerve action potential conduction

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Question 2

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The velocity of muscle contraction at maximum recruitment depends on

A) Its afterload
B) Its velocity of action potential propagation
C) The turnover number of the myosin ATPase
D) The number of active cross bridges in each fiber
E) Both A and C are correct

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Question 3

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Myofibrils are

A) Single filament systems that can interact to produce force
B) Equivalent of muscle cells with a cell membrane that surrounds the myofibrils
C) Chain of mitochondria between the contractile elements
D) Bundles of myofilaments within the muscle fiber
E) Cytoskeletal matrix that joins the contractile elements to the extracellular matrix

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