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muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the connective tissue that surrounds a muscle | epimysium |
| the connective tissue that encloses a bundle of muscle fibers | perimysium |
| bundle of muscle fibers | fascicle |
| connective tissue wrapped around each muscle fiber | endomysium |
| strong cord of fibrous connective tissue. extends from muscle to bone | tendon |
| muscle cell | fiber |
| small fibers that are found in a muscle fiber | myofibril |
| thick and thin threads found in myofibrils | myofilaments |
| thick myofilaments | myosin |
| thin myofilaments | actin |
| plasma membrane surrounding each muscle fiber | sarcolemma |
| series of tubular organelles that run across fibers | transverse tubules |