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| connective tissue ensheathing a bundle of muscle cells |
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| contractile unit of muscle |
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| thin recticular connective tissue surrounding each muscle cell |
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| plasma membrane of the muscle fiber |
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| a long filamentous organelle with a bandedappearance found within muscle cells |
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| actin-or myosin-containing structure |
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| cord of collagen fibers that attaches a muscle to a muscle or bone |
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| list three reasons why the connective tissue wrappings of skeletal muscle are important. |
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1) Provide a route for entry and exit of nerves and blood vessels that serve the muscle fibers.
2) provide strength to muscle as a whole
3) support and bind muscle fibers |
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| How does aponeurosis differ from a tendon structurally? |
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| Tendons are cord-like, whereas aponeurosis are sheet like. |
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| How are aponeurosis functionally similar to a tendon? |
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| They are similar because they both connect to a muscle. |
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