MICROANATOMY

MUSCLE NERVE CARTILAGE BONE

SKELETAL MUSCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The plasma membrane of a muscle cell is
A
cell membrane
B
sarcomere
C
sarcolemma
D
sarcoplasmic reticulum
E
cell wall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sarcolemma is the plasma membrane of the muscle cell and is surrounded by basement membrane and endomysial connective tissue. The sarcolemma is an excitable membrane and shares many properties with the neuronal cell membrane.

Detailed explanation-2: -The plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle fiber is called the sarcolemma. The sarcolemma is the site of action potential conduction, which triggers muscle contraction. Within each muscle fiber are myofibrils-long cylindrical structures that lie parallel to the muscle fiber.

Detailed explanation-3: -…a muscle cell, called the sarcolemma, separates the sarcoplasm (muscle cell cytoplasm) from the extracellular surroundings. Within the sarcoplasm of each individual muscle fibre are approximately 1, 000 to 2, 000 myofibrils.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sarcolemma is also called the myolemma and is the cell membrane of a striated muscle fiber cell. The function of the sarcolemma is same as that of the plasma membrane of the eukaryotic cells. Thus, the correct answer is option (B), ‘Muscle fibres’.

Detailed explanation-5: -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. It consists of a lipid bilayer and a thin outer coat of polysaccharide material (glycocalyx) that contacts the basement membrane.

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