Gross anatomy of skeletal muscle

Stimulate muscle fibers to contract neurons axons branch so that each muscle fiber is innervated

muscle require large amounts of energy extensive vascular network delivers necessary oxygen and nutrients and carries away metabolic waste produced by muscle fibers

Dense regular c.t. surrounding entire muscle. Seperate muscle from surrounding tissue and organs. Connected to deep fascia

Collagen and elastic fibers surrounding a group of muscle fibers called fascicle.

Loose connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers

consists of hundreds to thousands of muscle cells, plus connective tissue wrappings, blood vessels and nerve fibers.

a discrete bundle of muscle cells, segregated from the rest of the muscle by a connective tissue sheath

an elongated multinucleate cell

the movable bone when a muscle contracts

Immovable or less movable bone where the movable bone moves towards

surrounds the sarcoplasm

cylindrical structures within muscle fiber

2 types of myofilaments

a dark band, full length of thick myosin filament

protein to which myosins attach

Thick but NO thin filaments

a light band; from Z disks to ends of thick filaments

filamentous network of protein

elastic chains of amino acids