Contracted And Relaxed Sarcomere

delimits a sarcomere

delimits a sarcomere

 Source:

Source:

 The sarcomere is a short

The sarcomere is a short

 Shortening of the sarcomere

Shortening of the sarcomere

two sarcomeres of relaxed

two sarcomeres of relaxed

 The band which has no myosin

The band which has no myosin

 Contracting Sarcomere

Contracting Sarcomere

 Schematic diagram of a single

Schematic diagram of a single

and contracted sarcomere

and contracted sarcomere

 muscle fibers to contract,

muscle fibers to contract,

 These show that each sarcomere

These show that each sarcomere

 a sarcomere (shrinks to

a sarcomere (shrinks to

A contracted muscle becomes

A contracted muscle becomes

 Filament-Relaxed Sarcomere

Filament-Relaxed Sarcomere

 IV) SLIDING FILAMENT AND

IV) SLIDING FILAMENT AND

 of the Sarcomere (see

of the Sarcomere (see

and a relaxed sarcomere

and a relaxed sarcomere

 Millions of sarcomeres in your

Millions of sarcomeres in your

 shortening the sarcomeres

shortening the sarcomeres

 the sarcomere explains the

the sarcomere explains the


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