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ability of a muscle to shorten with force   contractibility  
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capacity of muscle to respond to a stimuli   excitability  
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muscle can be stretchedd to its normal resting length and beyond to a limited degree   extensibility  
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ability of muscle to recoil to original resting length after stretched   elasticity  
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cell membrane of a muscle cell   sarcolemma  
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cytoplasm within the muscle cell   sarcoplasm  
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membranous network of channels and tubules within the muscle fiber, corresponding to the endoplasmic reticulum of other cells   sarcoplasmic reticulum  
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contractile figers within muscle cells   myofibril  
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the strucutral and functional unit of myofibril   sarcomere  
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the pigmented comound in muscle tissue that stores oxygen   myoglobin  
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when a typical skeletal muscle is teased apart and viewd microscopically, it can be seen to consist of many elongated, cylindrical cells called ________   muscle fibers  
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1 muscle fiber=   1 skeletal muscle cell  
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membranous channel that extends inward from a muscle fibe membrane and passes through the fiber   transverse tubule  
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consists of a T-tubule and the segments of sarcoplasmic reticulum on either side   triad  
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fibrous connective tissue that separates each muscle fiber in skeletal muscle   endomysium  
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skeletal muscle is composed of   muscle cells, connective tissue, blood vessels, nerves  
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skeletal muscle fibers are ____   long, cylindrical, multinucleated  
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length of skeletal muscle   1mm-4cm  
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skeletal muscle develops from ____, numbers remain ____   myoblast, constant  
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connective tissue sheet   fascia  
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forms layer under the skin   fascia  
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holds muscles together and separates them into functional grps   fascia  
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carries nerves, blood vessels and lymphatics   fascia  
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continuous with connective tissue of tendons and periosteum   fascia  
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___-->___-->___-->____-->____   muscle, fascicle, muscle fiber, myofibrils, thick and thin filaments  
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connective tissue covering muscles provide ___, sites for distribution of ___ and ___, and a means of ___ to skeleton   protection, blood vessels, neurons, attatchment  
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