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QUESTION #7742
Question 1
What happens to calcium ions when a skeletal muscle recovers (relaxes) after contraction?
Correct Answer Explanation
During relaxation, Ca²⁺ is actively pumped back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) via Ca²⁺-ATPase (SERCA), lowering cytosolic Ca²⁺ and allowing tropomyosin to block myosin-binding sites.
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