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14 Cards in this Set
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muscle cells are also called
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muscle fibers
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each muscle cell (muscle fiber) contains very fine longitudinal fibers called
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myofibrils
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muscle fibers are (tough/fragile)
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fragile
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CT layer that wraps a muscle fiber (muscle cell) is called
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endomysium
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groups of muscle fibers are called
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fasciculi (plural of fascicle)
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fasciculi are bound by a CT envelope called
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perimysium
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CT that wraps around one muscle (group of fasciculi)
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epimysium
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CT that wraps around a group of muscles
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fascia (deep fascia)
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a muscle is a group of
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fascicles ("fasciculi")
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each myofibril consists of thick and thin...
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filaments
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actin is a (thick/thin) filament
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thin
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myosin is a (thick/thin) filament
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thick
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name five structural parts of a muscle, from small to large
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filaments (actin and myosin)
myofibril muscle fiber (cell) fascicle muscle |
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name five connective tissue coverings of muscle cells and actual muscles, from small to large
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endomysium (wraps each fiber)
perimysium (wraps each fascicle) epimysium (wraps an entire muscle) deep fascia (wraps a muscle group) |