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level: Structure of Skeletal Muscle

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
Each muscle is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath called?	Epimysium
Connective tissue outside the epimysium, surrounds and separates the muscles.	Fascia
Each compartment contains a bundle of muscle fibers. Each bundle of muscle fiber is called?	Fasciculus/Fascicle
Fasciculus is surrounded by a layer of connective tissue called?	Perimysium
Within the fasciculus, each individual muscle cell is called?	Muscle fiber
Muscel fiber is surrounded by a connective tissue called?	Endomysium
True/False: Skeletal muscle cells (fibers), like other body cells, are hard and fragile.	False. They are soft and fragile.
Functions of connective tissue covering?	Furnish support and protection for the delicate cells Allow cells to withstand the forces of contraction Provide pathways for the passage of blood vessels and nerves
Commonly, the epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium extend beyond the fleshy part of the muscle, the belly or gaster, to form a thick ropelike ______ or a broad, flat sheet-like _______.	tendon, aponeurosis
The tendon & aponeurosis form indirect attachments from ______ to the periosteum of _______ or to the _______ _______ of other muscles.	muscles, bones, connective tissue