Answer the following briefly :
(a)Â How does a muscle shorten during its contraction and lengthen during its relaxation?
(b)Â What biological functions are served by the skeletal system ?
(c)Â Why a red muscle fibre can work for a prolonged period while a white musule fibre suffers from fatigue after a shorter work ?
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Each actin filament is made of two ‘F’  or filamentous actins. These are helically wound to each other. The ‘F’ actin is a polymer of monomeric
‘G’ (Globular) actins. Two filaments of another protein, tropomyosin are also present close to the ‘F’ actins throughout its length. Troponin a complex protein is found at regular intervals on the tropomyosin.Â