...network of protein filaments that maintains the...
...microfilaments, and intermediate filaments. Microtubules are the...
...microfilaments (or actin filaments) are the thinnest;...
...thinnest; and intermediate filaments are fibers with...
...Microfilaments or actin filaments are solid rods...
...thousands of actin filaments are arranged parallel...
...one another. Thicker filaments composed of myosin...
...along the actin filaments to shorten the...
...widely accepted model, filaments near the cell’s...
...the cell. Intermediate filaments range in diameter...
...than microtubules. Intermediate filaments are a diverse...
...Like microfilaments, intermediate filaments are specialized for...
...bearing tension. Intermediate filaments are more permanent...
...made of intermediate filaments, fixed in location...
...branches of the filaments that extend into...
...cytoplasm. Other intermediate filaments make up the...
...with function, intermediate filaments support that shape....
...kinds of intermediate filaments function as the...
...like rivets. Intermediate filaments of keratin reinforce...

...anchors the thin filaments and connects each...
...actin and myosin filaments slide past each...
...of the thick filaments. The H zone...
...contains only thick filaments; the thin filaments...
...filaments; the thin filaments do not extend...
...contains only thin filaments. The Z lines...
...the thin actin filaments are pulled between...
...between the myosin filaments toward the center...
...of the actin filaments. Ca2+ bind to...
...sites on actin filaments. Myosin molecules are...
...myosin and actin filaments. ADP and Pi...
...ATP, and the filaments are pulled past...
...actin and myosin filaments have a spiral...
...amount reaching the filaments is rather small....

...interaction of protein filaments is required for...
...thin and thick filaments. Thin filaments consist...
...thick filaments. Thin filaments consist of two...
...each other. Thick filaments are staggered arrays...
...arrangement of the filaments creates a pattern...
...the striations. Thin filaments are attached to...
...while the thick filaments are centered in...
...thick and thin filaments do not overlap...
...are only thin filaments; the zone in...
...contains only thick filaments. According to the...
...nor the thick filaments change in length...
...shortens. Instead, the filaments slide past each...
...thick and thin filaments. The sliding is...
...thick and thin filaments. Each myosin molecule...
...per second, driving filaments past each other....
...bind to thin filaments. In a muscle...
...thin and thick filaments slide past each...
...on the thin filaments. Several diseases cause...
...smooth muscle, thick filaments are scattered throughout...
...cytoplasm, and thin filaments are attached to...
...CNS. The thick filaments in the muscles...

...network of protein filaments that maintains the...
...microfilaments, and intermediate filaments. Microtubules are the...
...microfilaments (or actin filaments) are the thinnest;...
...thinnest; and intermediate filaments are fibers with...
...also called actin filaments because they are...
...thousands of actin filaments are arranged parallel...
...one another. Thicker filaments composed of myosin...
...along the actin filaments to shorten the...
...widely accepted model, filaments near the cell’s...
...the cell. Intermediate filaments range in diameter...
...than microtubules. Intermediate filaments are a diverse...
...Like microfilaments, intermediate filaments are specialized for...
...bearing tension. Intermediate filaments are more permanent...
...made of intermediate filaments, fixed in location...
...branches of the filaments that extend into...
...cytoplasm. Other intermediate filaments make up the...
...with function, intermediate filaments support that shape....
...kinds of intermediate filaments function as the...
...like rivets. Intermediate filaments of keratin reinforce...