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Lab - Muscle Intro
general muscle characteristics - types, etc
Term | Definition |
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skeletal muscle | highly striated, multiple nuclei at edges, voluntary control |
smooth muscle | no striations, one nucleus in center, involuntary control |
cardiac muscle | lightly striated, usually one nucleus, intercalated discs, involuntary control |
sarcolemma | membrane covering striated muscle fibers |
endomysium | fine connective tissue sheath covering each muscle fiber |
myelinated nerve fiber | a nerve fiber covered with an insulated medullary sheath |
non-myelinated nerve fiber | a nerve fiber that is not covered with an insulating medullary sheath |