17. How is the striped pattern
of the striated muscle cells
formed?

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The functional units the muscle fibers
the sarcomeres. Within
sarcomeres blocks of and myosin
molecules posed in organized
. The sarcomeres align
sequence forming myofibrils are
longitudinally placed the cytoplasm of
muscle fibers (cells). grouping
of consecutive of actin and
in parallel filament the
striped pattern the striated muscle
seen under the .