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Skeletal Muscle
Term | Definition |
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Transverse tubules | Membranous channel extending inward from muscle fiber membrane |
Sarcoplasm | Cytoplasm of muscle fiber |
Fascia | Network of connective tissue that extends through muscular system and surrounds and separates muscles and other structures |
Perimysium | Layer of connective tissue that separates muscle in the small bundles |
Cisterna | Enlarged portion of sarcoplasmic reticulum on either side of transverse tubule |
Aponeuroses | Broadsheet of connective tissue that attaches covering adjacent tissue |
Sarcolemma | Cell membrane of muscle fiber |
Epimysium | Layer of connecting tissue the closest surrounds skeletal muscle |
Sarcomere | Unit of alternating late and dark striations from z line to z line |
Endomysium | Layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fiber |
Sarcoplasmic reticulum | Cellular organelle in muscle fiber corresponding to endoplasmic reticulum |
Tendon | Core like part that attaches muscle to bone |
Myosin | protein found within a myofibril |
Fascicle | Bundle of muscle fibers |