Skeletal Muscle Anatomy

Reorder the following from LARGEST structure down to smallest structure

• muscle

• fascicle

• muscle fiber

• myofibril

• sarcomere

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Tough connective tissue sheath that surrounds the entire muscle.

• Endomysium

• Epimysium

• Fascicle

• Perimysium

Connective tissue sheath that surrounds muscle fibers.

• Endomysium

• Epimysium

• Fascicle

• Perimysium

Small, contractile units found in myofibrils.

• Myofibril

• Myofilaments

• Sarcomere

• Sarcolemma

What number covers a fascicle?

• #6

• #5l

• #4

• #10

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

A bundle of muscle fibers is referred to as a _______.

The structure that anchors a muscle to a bone is called a ____________.

Which type of muscle tissue is both voluntary and striated?

• Skeletal

• Cardiac

• Smooth

• Connective

The basic contractile unit of skeletal muscle

• Sarcomere

• Muscle fiber

• Myofilament

• A-Band

Name this structure

• Muscle fiber

• Myofibril

• Myofilament

• Fascicle