ATI MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED STUDY
RESOURCE
●● Smooth Muscle
Answer: Also called involuntary muscle; located in walls of viscera.
●● Cardiac Muscle
Answer: Also called involuntary muscle; found only in the heart.
●● Tendon
Answer: Connects muscle to bone; transmits force of muscle contraction
to bone.
●● Ligament
Answer: Connects bone to bone; stabilizes joints.
●● Cartilage
Answer: Protective connective tissue that prevents bones from rubbing
together.
, ●● Aponeurosis
Answer: Flat sheet of fascia connecting muscle to muscle or muscle to
bone.
●● Epimysium
Answer: Outermost layer of connective tissue surrounding the entire
muscle.
●● Perimysium
Answer: Middle layer of connective tissue surrounding bundles of fibers
called fascicles.
●● Endomysium
Answer: Innermost layer of connective tissue surrounding individual
muscle fibers.
●● Muscle Fiber
Answer: Elongated muscle cell.
●● Myofibrils
Answer: Long cylindrical structures inside each muscle fiber.
●● Sarcolemma
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED STUDY
RESOURCE
●● Smooth Muscle
Answer: Also called involuntary muscle; located in walls of viscera.
●● Cardiac Muscle
Answer: Also called involuntary muscle; found only in the heart.
●● Tendon
Answer: Connects muscle to bone; transmits force of muscle contraction
to bone.
●● Ligament
Answer: Connects bone to bone; stabilizes joints.
●● Cartilage
Answer: Protective connective tissue that prevents bones from rubbing
together.
, ●● Aponeurosis
Answer: Flat sheet of fascia connecting muscle to muscle or muscle to
bone.
●● Epimysium
Answer: Outermost layer of connective tissue surrounding the entire
muscle.
●● Perimysium
Answer: Middle layer of connective tissue surrounding bundles of fibers
called fascicles.
●● Endomysium
Answer: Innermost layer of connective tissue surrounding individual
muscle fibers.
●● Muscle Fiber
Answer: Elongated muscle cell.
●● Myofibrils
Answer: Long cylindrical structures inside each muscle fiber.
●● Sarcolemma