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Order a contraction

Exercise and reference answers

Steps
  1. Motor neuron fires at the NMJ
  2. Action potential sweeps the sarcolemma
  3. Calcium ions are released
  4. Myosin heads pull the thin filaments
  5. The sarcomere shortens
Instructions
Tap the events in the order they happen.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 10 'Muscle Tissue'_
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