Muscle cell anatomy

#3: The connective tissue covering the entire muscle

• epimysium

• perimysium

• fasicle

• endomysium

#2: The connective tissue surrounding a fasicle

• epimysium

• perimysium

• fasicle

• endomysium

#6: The connective tissue surrounding individual muscle fibers

• epimysium

• perimysium

• fasicle

• endomysium

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

#4: The individual muscle cell

• muscle fiber

• sarcomere

• fasicle

• endomysium

#1 The contractile unit of muscle cells that is responsible for the striated appearance of skeletal muscle

• muscle fiber

• sarcomere

• striation

• fasicle

#2: The zone of the sarcomere that contains thick filaments only

• actin filament

• myosin filament

• H zone

• A Band

#3: The thin myofilament

• actin filament

• myosin filament

• H zone

• A Band

#4: The myofilament that contains protein heads that aid in muscle contractions

• actin filament

• myosin filament

• H zone

• A Band

#7: The area that contains actin filaments only

• I band

• A band

• H zone

• M-line

#6 Area of sarcomere where actin and myosin overlap

• I band

• A band

• H zone

• M-line