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What is the name of the thick filaments in the muscle fibers that help to contract muscles?

myosin

actin

ligaments

fascia

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Answer: Myosin

Explanation: Sarcomeres are highly stereotyped and are repeated throughout muscle cells, and the proteins within them can change in length, which causes the overall length of a muscle to change. An individual sarcomere contains many parallel actin (thin) and myosin (thick) filaments.

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