Muscle Tissue Quiz

What is the layer of connective tissue that surrounds an individual muscle fiber?

• Epimysium

• Perimysium

• Endomysium

• Sarcolemma

Which layer of connective tissue surrounds a skeletal muscle?

• Endomysium

• Epimysium

• Sarcoplasm

• Myosin

What is a small bundle of muscle fibers within a muscle called?

• Fascicle

• Sarcomere

• Tendon

• Fascia

Which protein is found within thick filaments?

• Actin

• Myosin

• Sarcoplasm

• Sarcolemma

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What is the plasma membrane of a muscle fiber known as?

• Sarcoplasm

• Sarcolemma

• Sarcomere

• Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

What is the unit of alternating light and dark striations between Z lines?

• Sarcoplasm

• Sarcolemma

• Sarcomere

• Tendon

What is the cytoplasm of a muscle fiber called?

• Sarcoplasm

• Sarcolemma

• Sarcomere

• Myosin

Which cellular organelle in muscle fibers corresponds to the endoplasmic reticulum?

• Sarcoplasm

• Sarcolemma

• Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

• Transverse (T) Tubule

What is the cordlike part that attaches a muscle to a bone?

• Fascia

• Tendon

• Myosin

• Sarcomere

What is the membranous channel extending inward from the muscle fiber membrane called?

• Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

• Transverse (T) Tubule

• Sarcolemma

• Endomysium