
Skeletal muscle fibres, illustration

by Nemes Laszlo/science Photo Library
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Skeletal muscle fibres, illustration
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Nemes Laszlo/science Photo Library
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Drawing - Illustration
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Illustration of a skeletal, or striated, muscle fibre. It consists of a bundle of smaller fibres called myofibrils, which are crossed by transverse tubules (yellow) that mark the division of the myofibrils in to contractile units (sarcomeres). Skeletal muscle is under the conscious control of the brain
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October 15th, 2024
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