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What kind of muscles are capable of fast contraction with short intervals?

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Identify Muscle Types**: Understand that there are different types of muscle fibers in the human body, primarily classified into two categories: slow-twitch (red) fibers and fast-twitch (white) fibers. 2. **Focus on Fast Contraction**: The question specifically asks about muscles capable of fast contraction. This indicates a focus on fast-twitch muscle fibers. 3. **Define White Muscle Fibers**: White muscle fibers, also known as fast-twitch fibers, are the type of muscle fibers that are capable of rapid and powerful contractions. ...
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  2. What is troponin and where is it present?

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  3. What is meromyosin?

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  4. Which part of myosin is an active ATP ase enzyme?

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  13. When a muscle is a continued state of contraction , what is it called?

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  15. If a muscle is in a continued state of contraction, what is it called?

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