Muscle Tissue Basics

Front

What are the two types of striated muscle?

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Skeletal and Cardiac

Front

What is NOT a characteristic of muscles?

Back

Solubility

Front

What does a myofiber represent in muscle tissue?

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A myofiber is represented by number 4.

Front

What does the epimysium cover?

Back

The entire muscle.

Front

What is the smallest contractile unit of a myofibril?

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Sarcomere.

Front

What is the primary function of skeletal muscle?

Back

To facilitate voluntary movement.

Front

What type of muscle is involuntary and found in the heart?

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Cardiac muscle.

Front

What is the role of smooth muscle in the body?

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To control involuntary movements in organs.

Front

What is the connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers?

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Endomysium.

Front

What is the function of the sarcolemma?

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It acts as the cell membrane of a muscle fiber.