The contractile element present in a striated muscle fibril, between two successive Z-lines, is called as

Sarcoplasm

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Sarcosomes

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Sarcomere

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Solution

The correct option is C Sarcomere
Sarcomere is the smallest functional unit of a myofibril. Sarcomeres occur as repeating units along the length of a myofibril, occupying the region between Z lines of the myofibril.

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