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Skeletal Muscle Organization
Question | Answer |
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What is a muscle cell called? | myofiber or muscle fiber |
What does the root myo- mean? | muscle |
Name the connective tissue that surrounds each myofiber. | endomysium |
What does the prefix endo- mean? | within |
Name the connective tissue that surrounds each fascicle. | perimysium |
What is a bundle of myofibers called? | fascicle |
What does the prefix peri- mean? | around |
Name the connective tissue that surrounds ALL of the fascicles. | epimysium |
What does the prefix epi- mean? | on/above |
Name the connective tissue superficial to the epimysium. | fascia |
Name the long, cylindrical organelles found inside of a myofiber. There are 100s to 1000s of them in every myofiber. | myofibril |
What are myofibrils made of? | myofilaments |
Give two examples of myofilaments. | actin and myosin |