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Sliding Filament Theory Flashcards

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Sliding Filament Theory

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muscle contractions involving actin and myosin sliding past one another shortening the muscle during a concentric muscle contraction

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Actin

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thin: stringlike myofilament that acts along with myosin to produce muscular contraction

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Myosin

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thick myofilament that acts along with actin to produce muscular contraction

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