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chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |