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What is the function of the "M" line in the "A" band of a myofibril?

Options

  1. ATo contract the sarcomere
  2. BTo hold the thick filaments together
  3. CTo separate the "A" and "I" bands
  4. DTo regulate the overlap of thin filaments on thick filaments

Correct answer

B. To hold the thick filaments together

Step-by-step solution

.Skeletal muscles are known as voluntary muscles because their activities are under the voluntary control of the nervous system. The striated appearance of myofibrils is due to the distribution pattern of two important proteins - Actin and Myosin. The light bands contain actin and the dark bands contain myosin.The light bands in a myofibril contain actin and is called I-band or Isotropic bandThe actin filaments are thinner as compared to the myosin filaments. Hence, they are commonly referred to as thin filaments a

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