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1. Complete Pre-Lab exercise 11-4.

2. Structure of the muscle. Define the following terms and label them on the diagram below

Epimysium:

Fascicle:

Perimysium:

Muscle Fiber:

Endomysium:
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3. Structure of the Skeletal Muscle Fiber – define the following terms and label on the diagram below.

Sarcolemma:

Sarcoplasm:

Myofibril:

Myofilaments:

Thick filament:

Thin filament:

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum:

T-tubules:

Terminal cisternae:
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4. On the diagram, label a sarcomere, A-band, I band, and H-zone

What is the A-band?

What happens to the A band during contraction ( i.e. lengthen, shorten, or stays the same length)?

What is the I band?

What happens to the I band during contraction?

What is the H zone?

What happens to the H zone during contraction?

What happens to the sarcomere during contraction?

What happens to the H zone during contraction? What happens to the sarcomere during contraction?
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5. Axial Muscles - briefly list the actions of the following axial muscles. Images (unless otherwise
noted) are ©Pearson Education, Inc.

Head and Neck

Occiptofrontalis (Epicranius):

Temporalis:

Orbicularis oculi:

Nasalis:
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Zygomaticus minor:

Zygomaticus major:

Orbicularis oris:

Risorius:
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Platysma:

Mentalis:

Levator labii superioris:

Masseter:
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Buccinator:
(partly covered by risorius – removed in picture)

Depressor anguli oris:

Depressor labii inferioris:

Sternocleidomastoid:

Platysma cut back

Splenius capitus:
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Abdominal Muscles

Rectus abdominus:

External Oblique:

Transversus Abdominus:

Internal Oblique:

External intercostals:

Internal intercostals: