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12 Cards in this Set
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Endomysium |
layer of connective tissue that surrounds an individual muscle fiber |
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Epimysium |
layer of connective tissue that surrounds a skeletal muscle |
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Fascia |
connective tissue located between adjacent muscles |
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Fascicle |
small bundle of muscle fibers within a muscle |
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Myosin |
protein found within thick filaments |
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Perimysium |
layer of connective tissue that separates a muscle into small bundles called fascicles |
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Sarcolemma |
cell membrane of a muscle fiber |
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Sarcomere |
unit of alternating light and dark striations between z-lines |
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Sarcoplasm |
cytoplasm of a muscle fiber |
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum |
cellular organelle in muscle fiber corresponding to the endoplasmic reticulum |
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Tendon |
cordlike part that attaches a muscle to a bone (periosteum) |
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Transverse (T) tubule |
membrane channel extending inward from muscle fiber membrane |
