How Muscles Contract Flashcards by Maiha Irushadh

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Actin

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Thin filament , binds myosin when exposed to

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Myosin

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Thick filament, “head “ pulls actin using ATP

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Tropomyosin

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Blocks actin sites at rest

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Troponin

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Binds ca+2 to move tropomyosin

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Ca+2

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Triggers exposure of actin sites

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ATP

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Powers myosin detachment/ energization

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ATPase

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Enzyme in myosin that hydrolyses ATP

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