Ch 9 - Muscles and Muscle Tissue vocab

  1. epimysium
    • dense irregular connective tissue surrounding entire muscle; may blend with fascia (sheet of fibrous connective tissue surrounding muscle)
    • external - contains entire skeletal muscle
  2. fascia
    sheet of fibrous connective tissue surrounding muscle
  3. perimysium
    • fibrous connective tissue surrounding fascicles (groups of muscle fibers)
    • middle portion of connective tissue sheath
  4. endomysium
    • fine areolar connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber (muscle cell)
    • internal connective tissue sheath
  5. sarcolemma
  6. sarcoplasm
    cytoplasm

    • glycosomes for glycogen storage (energy)
    • myoglobin for O2 storage
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Ch 9 - Muscles and Muscle Tissue vocab
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