MICROANATOMY

MUSCLE NERVE CARTILAGE BONE

SKELETAL MUSCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The bundles of fibers found in a muscle cell are called
A
muscle fibers
B
myofibrils
C
myofilaments
D
myofascicles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Myofibrils are long contractile fibres, groups of which run parallel to each other on the long axis of the myocytes (long single multinucleated cells that combine to form the muscle). The myocytes run parallel to each other on the long axis of the cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each bundle of muscle fiber is called a fasciculus and is surrounded by a layer of connective tissue called the perimysium.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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