According to the sliding filament theory:
- The actin filaments slide away from A-band resulting in shortening of sarcomere.
- Actin and myosin filaments slide over each other to increase the length of the sarcomere.
- Length of A-band does not change
- I-band increases in length.
Answer
(3) Length of A-band does not change
Solution
As per NCERT, contraction of a muscle fibre takes place by the sliding of the thin (actin) filaments over the thick (myosin) filaments.
⇒ The actin filaments are pulled towards the centre of the A-band, so the Z-lines come closer and the sarcomere shortens.
⇒ The I-bands get reduced, whereas the A-bands retain their length.
Answer: (3)