GENERAL HISTOLOGY

MUSCLE

SKELETAL MUSCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Small bundles of skeletal muscle fibers
A
Tendon
B
Muscle
C
Fascicles
D
Fascia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Each skeletal muscle consists of thousands of muscle fibers wrapped together by connective tissue sheaths. The individual bundles of muscle fibers in a skeletal muscle are known as fasciculi. The outermost connective tissue sheath surrounding the entire muscle is known as epimysium.

Detailed explanation-2: -A skeletal muscle fascicle consists of 20 to 60 fibers surrounded by a connective tissue sheath. A single muscle fiber is innervated by only one motor unit, but there may be two to three motor units within a fascicle. The muscle fibers of one motor unit may be distributed over 100 fascicles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Of all the answers, the largest structure is the fascicle. Fascicles are made up of muscle fibers and muscle fibers are made up of myofibrils. Myofibrils are made up of myofilaments which would make them the smallest structure in the list.

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