A | B |
connective tissue covering a bundle of muscle cells | epimysium |
contractile unit of muscle | sarcomere |
a muscle cell | myofiber |
thin connective tissue covering each muscle cell | endomysium |
cell membrane of the muscle cell | sarcolemma |
a long filament found within muscle cells that have a banded appearance | myofibril |
actin or myosin | myofilament |
cordlike extension of connective tissue beyond the muscle and serving to attach it to bone | tendon |
bundle of muscle cells | fasciculus |
connective tissue covering fasciculi | perimysium |
cytoplasm of a muscle cell | sarcoplasm |
area of a sarcomere where myosin is located | A band |
area between sarcomeres where only actin is located | I band |
thick filament | myosin |
thin filament | actin |
in the center of an I band where actin forms a zigzag | Z line |
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