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muscles
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| perimysium | connective tissue surrounding a fascicle |
| epimysium | connective tissue ensheathing the entire muscle |
| sarcomere | contractile unit of muscle |
| fiber | a muscle cell |
| endomysium | thin connective tissue investing each muscle cell |
| sarcolemma | plasma membrane of the muscle cell |
| myofibril | a long, filamentous organelle found within muscle cells that has a banded appearance |
| myofilament | Actin- or Myosin- containing structure, stripes, are contractile |
| tendon | cordlike extension of connective tissue beyond the muscle, serving to attach it to the bone |
| fascicle | a discrete bundle of muscle cells |
| muscle cells | muscle fibers |
| myo | muscle |
| sarco | flesh |
| sarcolemma | plasma membrane of a muscle cell |
| sarcoplasm | cytoplasm of a muscle cell and pact full of myofibrils |