The muscle "fiber" or cell is at ____ and is surrounded by a connective tissue layer called _____.

The lining at A surrounding this muscle "fiber" or cell is termed _____.

The name for the cell membrane of a muscle fiber is

The name for the cytoplasm of a muscle fiber is

The name for the smooth ER of a muscle fiber is

The thousands of densely packed, rodlike elements that make up a muscle fiber

The striations seen in a muscle fiber are stripes formed from repeating series of dark and light bands along the length of each myofibril. The "dark" bands can be seen at _____.

As discussed in class, a sarcomere is the fundamental unit of muscle contraction, extending from one ______ to another.

The thin myofilament that extends across I band and partway in A band

The thick myofilament that extends length of the A band

A sarcomere is the distance between two ________.

The ________ contains only the actin filaments.

The thicker filaments are the ________ filaments.

Both actin and myosin are found in the ________.

The myosin filaments are located in the ________.

Which of the following surrounds the individual muscle cell?

What is the functional unit of a skeletal muscle called?

Muscle tissue has all of the following properties except ________.

Which of the following statements is true?

What is the most distinguishing characteristic of muscle tissue?

The end of the muscle that is attached to the part of the body in motion when a muscle contracts is called the 

Functions of muscle

Characteristics of Muscle