Question

Name the two special proteins which constitute the contractile filaments of a muscle fibre

Answer 1

Skeletal muscle is composed of muscle fibers which have smaller units called myofibrils. There are three types of proteins that make up each myofibril; they are contractile, regulatory and structural proteins. By contractile proteins, we mean actin (thin filament) and myosin (thick filament).

So, the correct option is 'actin and myosin'.