Multiple Choice
Which of the following happens during a cross-bridge cycle in skeletal muscle?
A) The cross bridge is energized as myosin and ATPase activity hydrolyzes ATP.
B) The myosin cross bridge is able to bind with a troponin molecule when Ca2+ pulls the troponin-tropomyosin complex aside.
C) The linkage between actin and the myosin cross bridge is broken at the end of the cross-bridge cycle as Mg2+ binds to the cross bridge.
D) The power strokes of all cross bridges are directed toward the periphery of the thick filament.
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