Muscle Contraction-Dr. Lazelle

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Across
  1. 4. modified endoplasmic reticulum that stores calcium
  2. 6. binds to myosin head releasing myosin from actin crossbridge
  3. 8. a short segment of a myofibril, bound by Z lines
  4. 9. thick myofilament, many heads stick out
  5. 10. thin myofilament, looks like a double strand of pearls
Down
  1. 1. Actin and myosin
  2. 2. connects myosin filament to Z line
  3. 3. covers binding sites on actin (unless calcium is bound to troponin)
  4. 5. binds to troponin
  5. 7. like a “bracket” holding tropomyosin in place over actin binding sites