26 Questions
Which type of muscle tissue is richly innervated by motor neurons?
Skeletal muscle
What are the three types of muscle tissue mentioned in the text?
Skeletal, cardiac, smooth
What unique term is used to describe the muscle cell membrane?
Sarcolemma
How do skeletal muscle fibers develop?
By fusion of many individual embryonic cells
Which type of muscle tissue is responsible for voluntary movement?
Skeletal muscle
The cytoplasm of muscle cells is referred to as:
Sarcoplasm
What unique term is often used to describe the muscle cell membrane?
Sarcolemma
Which type of muscle tissue is responsible for voluntary movement?
Skeletal muscle
What is the unique term for the cytoplasm in muscle cells?
Sarcoplasm
Which type of muscle tissue forms the flesh of the body?
Skeletal muscle
What is the term for the smooth endoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells?
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Which component of muscle cells are often referred to as living entities?
Muscle fibers
What is the term for the mitochondria in muscle cells?
Sarcosomes
Which type of muscle tissue is richly innervated by motor neurons?
Skeletal muscle
What is the term for long, cylindrical, multinucleate cells found in skeletal muscles?
Myotubes
What is the aspect of the muscle where unique terms like sarcolemma and sarcoplasm are used?
Muscle fibers
Which type of muscle tissue is formed from huge, multinucleate muscle fibers?
Skeletal muscle
Which type of muscle tissue attaches to bones or skin and initiates voluntary movement?
Skeletal muscle
What unique term is used to describe the cytoplasm of muscle cells?
Sarcoplasm
What is the term for the smooth endoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells?
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Which component of muscle cells are often called living entities?
Muscle fibers
What is the aspect of the muscle where unique terms like sarcolemma and sarcoplasm are used?
Cell membrane
What type of muscle tissue is richly innervated by motor neurons?
Skeletal muscle
What characteristic distinguishes skeletal muscle from most tissues?
Formation from huge, multinucleate muscle fibers
What distinguishes skeletal muscle from cardiac and smooth muscle in terms of movement control?
Voluntary movement initiation
What allows skeletal muscle fibers to grow?
Continued nuclear division within the fibers.
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