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the diagram below shows a sarcomere if a disorder makes it impossible for atp to bind to the myosin head what would happen to the sarcomere?

the diagram below shows a sarcomere if a disorder makes it impossible for atp to bind-example-1

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B. The myosin and actin would not separate, and the sarcomere would remain contracted

Step-by-step explanation:

ATP (adenosine triphosphate) acts both in the binding of myosin to actin, which occurs during muscle contraction, and also in its separation, which occurs during muscle relaxation.

When ATP is lacking, myosin remains attached to actin, causing muscle stiffness. This is what happens after death, producing a state of cadaverous rigidity (also called "rigor mortis").

An intense and uninterrupted stimulation causes the muscle to reach the maximum degree of contraction. Then, the muscle remains in contraction, this state is called tetany.

A very prolonged state of tetany causes muscle fatigue, in which, due to ATP deficiency, can cause a loss of muscle contraction capacity, after its relaxation.

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