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Calcium is important in skeletal muscle contraction because it

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Binds to troponin to remove the masking of active sites on actin for myosin.

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Activates the myosin ATPase by binding to it.

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Detaches the myosin head from the actin filament.

D

Prevents the formation of bonds between the myosin cross bridges and the actin filament.

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