NEET2013ZoologyLocomotion and MovementActual
During muscle contraction in humans, the:
Options
- Asarcomere does not shorten
- BA band remains same
- CA, H and I bands shorten
- Dactin filaments shorten.
Correct answer
B. A band remains same
Step-by-step solution
During muscle contraction in humans, the A band remains of the same size. Increase in Ca ⁺⁺ level into the sarcoplasm leads to the binding of calcium with a subunit of troponin on actin filaments and thereby remove the masking on active sites for myosin. Utilising the energy from ATP hydrolysis, the myosin head now binds to the exposed active sites on actin to form a cross bridge. This pulls the attached actin filaments towards the centre of ' A ' band. The ' Z ' line attached to these actins are also pulled inward