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Sarcomere
A
sarcomere
is the basic component of a striated
muscle
's
myofibril
. Sarcomeres are composed of myosin and actin. A
muscle cell
, from a
bicep
, may contain 100,000 sacromeres. The myofibril of
smooth muscle
is not arranged into sarcomeres.