skeletal muscle organ, vertebrate

skeletal muscle

A muscle organ that consists of skeletal muscle tissue ensheathed in epimysium, that develops from myotome and that is innervated by some somatic motor neuron. Skeletal muscles are typically attached (via a tendon) to a bone but there are exceptions (e.g. intrinsic tongue muscles).

Type Bone
Body System Muscular
Parent Structure muscle organ
Latin Name skeletal muscle

Sub-structures

abductor muscle Muscle adductor muscle Muscle arrector muscle Muscle axial muscle Bone caudalipuboischiotibialis Bone cleidocephalicus muscle Bone craniocervical muscle Muscle extensor muscle Muscle flexor caudalis muscle Muscle flexor muscle Muscle hypural musculature Organ interradialis Organ intrinsic muscle Muscle limb muscle Muscle longitudinal hypochordal Organ m. flexor indicis superficialis proprius Organ muscle of shoulder Muscle muscle of vertebral column Bone omotransversarius muscle Bone pectoral complex muscle Muscle pelvic complex muscle Muscle puboischiofemoralis muscle Muscle scapular muscle Muscle sternocephalicus muscle Bone ventral intermandibularis anterior Organ ventral intermandibularis posterior Organ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the skeletal muscle organ, vertebrate?
A muscle organ that consists of skeletal muscle tissue ensheathed in epimysium, that develops from myotome and that is innervated by some somatic motor neuron. Skeletal muscles are typically attached (via a tendon) to a bone but there are exceptions (e.g. intrinsic tongue muscles).
What body system is the skeletal muscle organ, vertebrate part of?
The skeletal muscle organ, vertebrate is part of the Muscular.
What is the Latin name for the skeletal muscle organ, vertebrate?
The Latin name for the skeletal muscle organ, vertebrate is skeletal muscle.

Related Structures

anterior internodal tract anterior internodal fasciculus aponeurosis aponeuroses atrioventricular node A-V node Bachmann's bundle anterior interatrial band Biceps brachii Musculus biceps brachii bundle of His A-V bundle cardiac muscle tissue of myocardium cardiac Purkinje fiber cardiac Purkinje fiber

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