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Gross Structure of Skeletal Muscle and Sarcomere (below)
Is the sarcolemma above or underneath (below) the endomysium? (Answer is BELOW)
What are the names of the three connective tissues in muscle? ( Answer: Epimysium, perimysium, endomysium). See Another great picture of Gross Stucture below.
Examining the sarcomere please do some Problem Solving. Explain what occurs to the Z-lines, H-Zone, I-Band and A-Band during the following actions? (check your answers below)
Action
Z-lines
H-Zone
I-Band
A-Band
Concentric
Eccentric

Class, for an even more detailed picture of the Sarcomere and other proteins associated, see below. Note some sources use hypens (i.e., A-band vs A band), and others do not...both acceptable.