Anatomy of a Muscle

specialized smooth endoplasmic reticulum that surrounds each myofibril, it stores calcium and releases on demand

• sarcolemma

• sarcoplasmic reticulum

• thick filament

• thin filament

The study of the structure or form of the body and its parts

• Physiology

• Anatomy

• System Analysis

• Dissection

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Study of the large easily observable structures in an organism (bones, organs, muscles)

• Gross Anatomy

• Microscopic Anatomy

• Development Anatomy

• Regional Anatomy

Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle tissue?

• Cardiac

• Smooth

• Skeletal

• Epithelial

Anatomical direction for toward the point of attachment

• distal

• lateral

• proximal

• medial

The connective tissue that surrounds the outside of an entire muscle, and helps anchor the muscle in place, is called the (a)   .

In your skeletal muscle, a muscle cell is referred to as a (a)   .

A bundle of muscle fibers is referred to as a (a)   .

The connective tissue that surrounds a fascicle, helping to organize your muscle fibers into bundles, is called the (a)   .

The structure that anchors a muscle to a bone is called a (a)   .