REVIEWER

• Involuntary contraction - NOT a characteristic of skeletal muscle tissue?
• Sarcoplasmic reticulum - structure within the muscle fiber is primarily responsible for calcium storage and release
• Myosin - a protein that is NOT a component of the thin filament in skeletal muscle
• Tropomyosin - In a relaxed muscle fiber, it blocks the myosin-binding sites on actin molecules
• Smooth muscle cells - spindle-shaped and contain a single nucleus
• Endomysium - connective tissue layer surrounds individual muscle fibers
• Sarcomere - functional unit of a myofibril
• Transmit action potentials - primary role of the T-tubules in muscle fibers
• It has multiple nuclei per cell - false statement about cardiac muscle
• It marks the boundaries of a sarcomere - role of the Z-line in a sarcomere
• Type IV - type of collagen is primarily found in the basement membrane
• Synthesis of extracellular matrix - main function of fibroblasts in connective tissue
• Dense regular connective tissue - type of connective tissue has a high density of collagen fibers aligned in parallel bundles
• Mast cell - type of connective tissue cell is primarily responsible for allergic reactions
• Myosin filaments - NOT a component of the extracellular matrix
• Dense irregular connective tissue - connective tissue type provides the greatest resistance to tension in multiple directions
• Reticular fibers - type of connective tissue fiber forms a supportive network in lymphoid organs
• Storage of fat - primary function of adipocytes in connective tissue
• Contains elastic fibers - characteristic of elastic cartilage
• Dense regular connective tissue - type of connective tissue is found in tendons
• Elastin fibers - type of connective tissue fiber provides elasticity and flexibility to tissues
• Fibroblast - In connective tissue, it is primarily responsible for producing the components of the extracellular matrix
• Chondrocyte - predominant cell type found in cartilage
• Astrocytes - formation of the blood-brain barrier
• Sarcomere - NOT a part of a typical neuron
• To speed up the transmission of electrical signals - primary function of myelin in the nervous system
• Ependymal cells - type of glial cell is responsible for producing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
• Schwann cells - PNS, responsible for myelinating axons
• Microglia - glial cell type that is involved in immune responses within the central nervous system
• Oligodendrocytes - CNS, forms the myelin sheath