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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tendon | a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. |
| Skeletal Muscle | a highly organized tissue composed of bundles of muscle fibers called myofibers which contain several myofibrils |
| Cardiac Muscle | a type of muscle tissue that forms the heart |
| Smooth Muscle | an involuntary, non-striated muscle |
| Sarcomere | the basic contractile unit of a myocyte (muscle fiber). |
| Sarcoplasmic Reticulum | a specialized form of the endoplasmic reticulum of muscle cells, dedicated to calcium ion (Ca2+) handling, necessary for muscle contraction and relaxation. |
| Calcium Ions (Ca+2) | essential elements in living organisms that play a crucial role in cell physiology by acting as signals for various cellular processes, |
| Actin filaments | a contractile scaffold that pinches a mother cell into two daughter cells and as a mechanical transporter of proteins, vesicles, and organelles |