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After death, metabolism shuts down and ATP runs out. As aresult, calcium pumps at the sarcoplasmic reticulum stop, soCa+2 ions diffuse out into the sarcoplasm.  Produce a diagram describing the contraction cycle and use it toexplain what will be the consequence of a sudden calcium increasein the absence of ATP for the muscles of this person’s body?

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This is a diagram for the contraction of muscles The processoccurs in the following stepsElectrical signal arrives at the cell causing the release ofCa2 from the sarcoplasmic reticulum which is like anendoplasmic reticulum ER in the muscle cellCa2 binds to troponin so that troponin will change shape andunbind or let go of actin Troponin is attached to the proteintropomyosin which lies within the groove between actin filaments inmuscle tissueA phosphate attached to the myosin heads is released as    See Answer
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