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Ch. 10 Muscle Tissue and Physiology

Chapter 10, Problem 10.9a

Which of the following statements accurately describes the role of ATP in a muscle contraction?


a. ATP is directly responsible for the power stroke.

b. ATP moves troponin and tropomyosin away from actin.

c. ATP breaks the actin/myosin attachment and 'cocks' the myosin head.

d. ATP causes the myofilaments to shorten.

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