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Analyzing the mechanism of muscle contractionWhen an action potential (nerve impulse) arri...

Analyzing the mechanism of muscle contraction

When an action potential (nerve impulse) arrives at a muscle membrane (sarcolemma), in what order do the following events occur?

a. Release of Ca2+ ions from the sarcoplasmic reticulum


b. Hydrolysis of ATP, with release of energy


c. Detachment of myosin from actin


d. Sliding of myosin along actin filament


e. Opening of switch 1 and switch 2 on myosin head

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