GENERAL HISTOLOGY

MUSCLE

SKELETAL MUSCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not a type of muscle?
A
Skeletal
B
Smooth
C
Sarcolemma
D
Cardiac
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sarcolemma (sarco (from sarx) from Greek; flesh, and lemma from Greek; sheath) also called the myolemma, is the cell membrane surrounding a skeletal muscle fiber or a cardiomyocyte.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sarcolemma is a specialized membrane which surrounds striated muscle fiber cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -A sarcomere (Greek sarx “flesh", meros “part") is the smallest functional unit of striated muscle tissue. It is the repeating unit between two Z-lines. Skeletal muscles are composed of tubular muscle cells (called muscle fibers or myofibers) which are formed during embryonic myogenesis.

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