Which of the following statements about skeletal muscle anatomy is/are true? (a) An individual skeletal muscle fiber contains many sarcomeres. (b) The A-band includes the regions of the sarcomere where actin and myosin fibers overlap. (c) Tropomyosin and troponin proteins are primarily found in the H-zone. (d) Both (a) and (b) are correct and (c) is incorrect (e) Statements (a), (b) and (c) are all correct
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