The Muscular System
Gross Anatomy of Skeletal Muscle bundle of muscle fibers muscle fiber (cell) myofibril sarcomere
Connective Tissue Sheaths Endomysium Perimysium Epimysium Collagen fibers of all 3 layers come together at each end of muscle to form a tendon or aponeurosis.
Basic Features Nerve & blood supply Attachments Origin Insertion
Muscle Fiber Anatomy Sarcolemma Sarcoplasm Myoglobin Transverse tubules (T-tubules) Myofibrils Myofilaments Two types Actin filaments (thin filaments) Myosin filaments (thick filaments)
Myofibril
A band Sarcomere
Sarcomere I bands
Z lines Sarcomere
Actin and Myosin Filaments
Myosin (Thick) Filament
Actin (Thin) Filament
axon myofibrils sarcomere plasma membrane
T tubules sarcoplasmic reticulum