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chapter 10
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this type of muscle tissue is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of many muscular visceral organs: | smooth muscle tissue |
communication between cardiac muscle cells is increased due to the presence of: | gap junctions |
which of the following is a recognized function of skeletal muscle? | - produce movement - maintain posture & body temp. - guard body entrances and exits |
the connective tissue coverings of a skeletal muscle, listed from superficial to deep are: | epimysuim, perimyium, endomysium |
muscle cells are clustered into bundles called: | fascicles |
the bundle of collagen fibers at the end of a skeletal muscle that attaches the muscles to bone is called a(n) | tendon |
skeletal muscle fibers are formed from embryonic cells called: | myoblasts |
skeletal muscle fibers differ from "typical cells" in the skeletal muscle fibers: | they have many nuclei |
the plasma membrane of skeletal muscle is called the: | sarcplemma |
which of the following best describes the term sarcomere | repeating contractile units of striated myofibril |