Contraction & relaxation of muscles (2025)
This series of lessons looks at the structure of a motor unit in skeletal muscles. It then explores the sliding filament model of muscle contraction to explain how a sarcomere contracts using actin and myosin filaments. It then looks at the role of another protein called titin and antagonistic muscles during muscle relaxation. Finally, intercostal muscles are used an example of how antagonistic muscles can bring about...
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