10.2 muscles- organization of skeletal muscle

Question 1

skeletal muscle contains

Answer 1

–Skeletal muscle tissue (primarily)
–Connective tissues
–Blood vessels
–Nerves

Question 2

What are three layers of skeletal muscle

Answer 2

– Epimysium
– Perimysium
– Endomysium

Question 3

Describe the epimysium

Answer 3

– Layer of collagen fibers that surrounds the muscle
– Connected to deep fascia
– Separates muscle from surrounding tissues

Question 4

Describe the permysium

Answer 4

– Surrounds muscle fiber bundles (fascicles)
– Contains
▪ Collagen fibers
▪ Elastic fibers
▪ Blood vessels
▪ Nerves

Question 5

Describe the endomysium

Answer 5

– Surrounds individual muscle cells (muscle fibers)
– Contains
▪ Capillary networks
▪ Myosatellite cells (stem cells) that repair damage
▪ Nerve fibers

Question 6

collagen fibers come together At the ends of muscles to form

Answer 6

A tendon (bundle)
▪ Or aponeurosis (sheet)