Anatomy of Skeletal Muscles

Which are functions of skeletal muscles

• Produce movement of the skeleton

• Support soft tissues

• Maintain body temperature

• Make up the body's organs

This connective tissue surrounds the entire muscle

• epimysium

• perimysium

• facicles

• endomysium

This connective tissue surrounds the smaller bundles of muscle tissue

• epimysium

• perimysium

• fascicles

• endomysium

Small bundles of muscle tissue found in skeletal muscle

• epimysium

• perimysium

• facicles

• endomysium

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

This connective tissue surrounds each individual muscle fiber

• epimysium

• permysium

• fascicles

• endomysium

This tissue will attach skeletal muscles to bones

• ligaments

• tendons

• cells

• filaments

All skeletal muscle fibers are

• multinucleated

• single nucleus

• composted of no nuclei

• none

Which are examples of voluntary muscle

• skeletal

• cardiac

• smooth

• none

Which myofilament makes up the thin filaments of muscle cells?

• actin

• myosin

The thick filaments found in a muscle cell are called

• actin

• myosin