Put the following events of the contraction cycle in the order in which they occur. 1. Cross-bridge detachment 2. Cross-bridge formation 3. Active site exposure 4. Myosin reactivation 5. Calcium ions bind troponin 6. Myosin head pivoting

Answer: 5 - Calcium ions bind troponin

3 - active site exposure

2 - cross-bridge formation

6 - myosin head pivoting

1 - cross-bridge detachment

4 - myosin reactivation

Explanation:

The contraction cycle is initiated by the motor neuron axon that sends stimuli to the muscle fibers and end at neuromuscular junctions.

The contraction cycle begins when calcium ions reaches within the zone of myosine binding sites and it binds to troponin that weakens the bond between the troponin-tropomyosin complex and actin. This binding results to the exposure of active site present on the actin molecules of muscle filament. Then the active sites on actin binds to myosin and forms a cross bridge. As the cross bridge forms, the stored energy is used to pivot the myosin head toward the M line. As the other ATP molecules binds to the myosin, the cross bridge between myosine and actin detaches. After the cross-bridge detachment myosin reactivation takes place and free myosin splits ATP into ADP and P.

Hence, the correct order of contraction cycle involves 5 - Calcium ions bind troponin, 3 - active site exposure, 2 - cross-bridge formation, 6 - myosin head pivoting, 1 - cross-bridge detachment, and 4 - myosin reactivation.