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Sarcomere

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$a .$ The light band contains actin and is called … $1$ … band.
$b$ .The thick filaments in the … $2$ … band are held together in the middle of this band by a thin fibrous membrane called … $3$ … line.
c.In the centre of each ‘I’ band is an elastic fibre called … $4$ … line which bisects it.
$d$ .The central portion of the thick filament which is not overlapped by thin filaments is called the …‘ $5$ ’...

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a. The light band contains actin and is called …’I’… band.

b.The thick filaments in the …’A’… band are held together in the middle of this band by a thin fibrous membrane called … ‘M’ … line.

c.In the centre of each ‘I’ band is an elastic fibre called … ‘Z’ … line which bisects it.

d.The central portion of the thick filament which is not overlapped by thin filaments is called the …‘H zone’...

Final answer
$(c)$ 1-‘I’, 2-‘A’, 3-‘M’, 4-‘Z’, 5-H zone

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