Muscle organization

Front

What attaches the muscle to the bone?

Back

Tendon

Front

What type of muscle tissue is voluntary and striated, allowing individual muscle fibers to contract?

Back

Skeletal muscle

Front

What is a bundle of muscle fibers called?

Back

Fascicle

Front

How does skeletal muscle differ from cardiac and smooth muscle?

Back

Skeletal muscle is voluntarily controlled.

Front

What is a bundle of myofibrils referred to as?

Back

Muscle fiber.

Front

What is the outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle called?

Back

Epimysium.

Front

What type of muscle is involuntarily controlled and found in the heart?

Back

Cardiac muscle.

Front

What is the basic functional unit of a muscle called?

Back

Sarcomere.

Front

What protein filaments are responsible for muscle contraction?

Back

Actin and myosin.

Front

What is the term for the connective tissue that connects muscle to bone?

Back

Tendon.