Once an action potential reaches the axon terminals of an α-motor neuron, it is ready to trigger a muscle contraction. Describe all the steps of muscle contraction, starting at the axon terminals and ending with muscle relaxation. Be sure to include details of excitation-contraction coupling and the sliding filament theory. Explain how ATP is involved.
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