Ch 10-13

Question 1

Endomysium

Answer 1

Encloses a single muscle fiber and allows room for capillaries and nerve fibers. Also provides chemical environment for muscle fiber

Question 2

Perimysium

Answer 2

Thick connective tissue wraps around a fascicle (bundle) of muscle fibers. Carriers of nerves, bc and stretch receptors

Question 3

Epimysium

Answer 3

Fibrous sheath covers the entire skeletal muscle

Question 4

Fascia

Answer 4

Sheet of connective tissue on the outside of the epimysium, separates neighboring muscles or muscle groups from one another

Question 5

Cardiac muscle characteristics

Answer 5

Striations
Usually has a single nucleus
Branching cells
Joined to another muscle at an intercalated disc
Involuntary
Found only in the walls of the heart