MICROANATOMY

MUSCLE NERVE CARTILAGE BONE

SKELETAL MUSCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Skeletal Muscles are well supplied with nerves and blood vessels.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Skeletal muscles have an abundant supply of blood vessels and nerves. This is directly related to the primary function of skeletal muscle, contraction. Before a skeletal muscle fiber can contract, it has to receive an impulse from a nerve cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -Blood vessels are closely intertwined with skeletal muscle tissues lying between the fascicles, or bundles of muscle fibers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is (b) They work in antagonistic pairs. Skeletal muscles are the muscles that pull on bones to cause bodily movements.

Detailed explanation-4: -Skeletal muscle is supplied by somatic nerves. The nerve to a skeletal muscle is a mixed nerve containing 60% motor and 40% sensory fibers.

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