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muscle structures

15 cards·by jumbo.lina
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What surrounds individual muscle fibers?
Endomysium
What surrounds skeletal muscle and all fascicles in a muscle?
Epimysium
What surrounds individual fascicles and seperates muscle into small compartments
Perimysium
Cell membrane of a muscle fiber(cell)
sarcolemma
Cytoplasm of a muscle fiber(cell)
sarcoplasm
threads of protein insdie the sarcoplasm
Myofibril
Thick protein filaments inside a myofibril
Myosin
Thin protien filament inside a myofibril
Actin
Actin filaments attached to z-lines
I Band
Region where myosin overlaps actin
A Band
Unit of muscle from Z-line to Z-line
sarcomere
nerve cell that connects to muscle fibers
Motor neuron
connection between motor neuron and muscle fibers
Neuromuscular juntion
chemicals that go from neuron to msucle fibers
Neurotransmitters
consists of motor neuron and a muscle fiber
Motor unit