Locomotion-And-Movement Question 88

Question: Which one of the following shortens when a muscle fibre- contracts?

Options:

A) Thick filament

B) Sarcomere

C) Myosin molecule

D) thin filament

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] The sarcomere is the functional unit of muscle.

As actin myofilaments slide over myosin, the sarcomere shortens, but not the individual components that make up the sarcomere.