During muscle contraction:

  • A
    Thick filaments slide over thin filaments
  • B
    $I$-band gets reduced
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b)$
  • D
    None of the above

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What does $HMM$ stand for in the context of muscle structure?

Consider the following four statements $(a-d)$ and select the option which includes all the incorrect ones:
$(a)$ Skeletal muscle fibre is a syncytium as the sarcoplasm contains many nuclei.
$(b)$ In the centre of each $I$-band is an elastic fibre called $H$-line which bisects it.
$(c)$ In the resting state,a subunit of troponin masks the active binding sites for myosin on the actin filaments.
$(d)$ The contraction of a muscle fibre takes place by the sliding of the thick filaments over the thin filaments.

Which of the following is a contractile protein?

Identify the incorrect statement regarding muscle contraction.

The functional unit of the contractile system for a striated muscle is:

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