Muscular System Vocabulary Quiz

the outermost overcoat of connective tissue which covers the entire muscle

• epimysium

• periosteum

• perimysium

• endomysium

point of muscle attachment that is attached to the immovable or less movable bone

• origin

• insertion

• antagonist

• synergist

Connective tissue that holds bones together at many joints.

• ligament

• tendon

• cartilage

• muscle

connective tissue that surrounds each individual muscle fiber

• endomysium

• perimysium

• epimysium

• fascicle

thin filaments of a muscle fiber

• actin

• myosin

• sarcomere

• acetocholine

connective tissue that surrounds a bundle of muscle fibers

• endomysium

• perimysium

• epimysium

• fascicle

point of muscle attachment that is attached to the movable bone

• insertion

• origin

• antagonist

• synergist

contractile unit of a muscle

• sarcolemma

• sarcomere

• myofilament

• motor unit

Found in muscles that produce Large amounts of energy slowly and contract slowly but contain lots of mitochondria

• skeletal muscle

• white muscle

• fast fibers

• slow fibers

Connective tissue that attaches skeletal muscle to bone.

• tendon

• ligament

• cartilage

• joint