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Zoology · 2026 · 4 marks
NEET 2026 · 3 May · Code 11 · Q161
Choose the correct statements regarding muscle contraction. A. A motor neuron carries a signal sent by the Central Nervous System (CNS) to the…
Choose the correct statements regarding muscle contraction.
A. A motor neuron carries a signal sent by the Central Nervous System (CNS) to the sarcolemma of the muscle fibre.
B. The neural signal generates an action potential which causes the release of $\displaystyle \mathrm{Ca}^{++}$ into sarcoplasm.
C. Increase in $\displaystyle \mathrm{Ca}^{++}$ inactivates the actin for breaking cross bridges.
D. Actin binds to the myosin head to form a cross bridge.
E. Shortening of sarcomere takes place, by pulling actin filaments towards the centre of 'A' band.
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