During skeletal muscle contraction myosin cross bridges attach to active sites of actin filaments. Actin filaments bind ATP. Their growth is regulated by thymosin and profilin.
actin filaments
actin filaments in muscle cells during muscle contraction.
During muscle contraction, myosin cross bridges attach to active sites of ACTIN FILAMENTS.
in the terminal cisternae
The time in which cross bridges are active during muscle contraction is called the "cross-bridge cycle." This cycle involves the binding of myosin heads to actin filaments, power stroke generation, and detachment of the cross bridges.
Muscle contraction results
cross bridge formation "Excitation-contraction coupling" connects muscle fiber excitation to the muscle fiber contraction (cross bridge formation). During contraction, myosin heads form cross bridges many times-with each cross bridge generating a small amount of tension in the muscle fiber.
myosin cross-bridges
Isotonic contraction
cross bridge formation "Excitation-contraction coupling" connects muscle fiber excitation to the muscle fiber contraction (cross bridge formation). During contraction, myosin heads form cross bridges many times-with each cross bridge generating a small amount of tension in the muscle fiber.
a concentric contraction- a concentric contraction involves the muscle length, shortening during a contraction! YA-trick-YA!