Summarize the Sliding Filament Theory

Multiple Choice

Summarize the sliding filament theory.

A) It is the theory that sarcomeres lengthen during the sliding of the thin and thick filaments past each other.
B) It is the theory that Z lines will move further from each other when the thin and thick filaments slide past each other.
C) It is the process that causes an action potential to travel down the T tubules into the sarcolemma.
D) It is the theory that excitation-contraction coupling leads to muscle fiber relaxation.
E) It is the process of sarcomere shortening caused by the sliding of thin and thick filaments past another.