I Band
I-Band: Refers to the part of the muscle cell that looks lighter under a microscope. This area of the cell is lighter due to parallel arrangement of thinner filaments (actin), and no overlap with the thicker filaments (myosin).
- As a muscle contracts, the I-bands will decrease in width and move closer to one another.
- Saladin, K. (2014). Anatomy & physiology: The unity of form and function. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York. ISBN: 9780073403717