Skeletal Muscle Anatomy

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What is the relationship between muscle cell and muscle fiber?

Muscle fiber is a type of connective tissue

They are two terms for the same structure (correct)

Muscle cell is larger than muscle fiber

They are two different structures

Which connective tissue stores most of the body's triglycerides?

Adipose tissue (correct)

Fascia

Irregular connective tissue

Areolar connective tissue

What is the main function of fascia in the body?

To store fat-soluble vitamins

To insulate muscles to reduce heat loss

To support and surround muscles and organs (correct)

To contract muscles

What does the subcutaneous layer primarily consist of?

Areolar connective tissue and adipose tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of connective tissue surrounds groups of 10 to 100 or more muscle fibers?

Perimysium Signup and view all the answers

What is the outermost layer of dense, irregular connective tissue that encircles the entire muscle?

Epimysium Signup and view all the answers

Which connective tissue layer penetrates the interior of each fascicle and separates individual muscle fibers?

Endomysium Signup and view all the answers

What gives a cut of meat its characteristic 'grain'?

Perimysium Signup and view all the answers

When the connective tissue elements extend as a broad, flat sheet, what is it called?

Aponeurosis Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following attaches a muscle to the periosteum of a bone?

Epimysium Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of fascia in the body?

To protect muscles from physical trauma Signup and view all the answers

How does the subcutaneous layer contribute to reducing heat loss?

By insulating the muscles Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of areolar connective tissue in the subcutaneous layer?

To provide a pathway for nerves, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the connective tissue surrounding muscle fibers?

To hold muscles with similar functions together Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the perimysium in skeletal muscle?

To surround groups of muscle fibers and separate them into fascicles Signup and view all the answers

Which connective tissue layer extends beyond the muscle fibers to form a tendon?

Epimysium Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of endomysium primarily made up of?

Reticular fibers Signup and view all the answers

In skeletal muscle, what gives a piece of meat its characteristic 'grain' when torn?

Perimysium Signup and view all the answers

Which type of connective tissue forms a ropelike structure to attach a muscle to a bone?

Epimysium Signup and view all the answers

What forms the outermost layer of connective tissue that encircles the entire skeletal muscle?

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Skeletal Muscle Anatomy

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What is the relationship between muscle cell and muscle fiber?

Which connective tissue stores most of the body's triglycerides?

What is the main function of fascia in the body?

What does the subcutaneous layer primarily consist of?

Which layer of connective tissue surrounds groups of 10 to 100 or more muscle fibers?

What is the outermost layer of dense, irregular connective tissue that encircles the entire muscle?

Which connective tissue layer penetrates the interior of each fascicle and separates individual muscle fibers?

What gives a cut of meat its characteristic 'grain'?

When the connective tissue elements extend as a broad, flat sheet, what is it called?

Which of the following attaches a muscle to the periosteum of a bone?

What is the main function of fascia in the body?

How does the subcutaneous layer contribute to reducing heat loss?

What is the role of areolar connective tissue in the subcutaneous layer?

What is the function of the connective tissue surrounding muscle fibers?

What is the function of the perimysium in skeletal muscle?

Which connective tissue layer extends beyond the muscle fibers to form a tendon?

What is the composition of endomysium primarily made up of?

In skeletal muscle, what gives a piece of meat its characteristic 'grain' when torn?

Which type of connective tissue forms a ropelike structure to attach a muscle to a bone?

What forms the outermost layer of connective tissue that encircles the entire skeletal muscle?

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