Multiple Choice
In the structure of a skeletal muscle, what connective tissue structure attaches skeletal muscle to bone?
9. Muscle Tissue
Structure of a Skeletal Muscle
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In the structure of a skeletal muscle, what connective tissue structure attaches a muscle to a bone?
A
Ligament
B
Epimysium
C
Fascia
D
Tendon
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Step 1: Understand the role of connective tissue in skeletal muscle structure. Connective tissues support and connect muscles to other structures in the body.
Step 2: Identify the connective tissue layers within a muscle: the epimysium surrounds the entire muscle, perimysium surrounds muscle fascicles, and endomysium surrounds individual muscle fibers.
Step 3: Recognize that ligaments connect bone to bone, not muscle to bone, so ligaments are not the correct answer here.
Step 4: Understand that fascia is a broad connective tissue that surrounds muscles and other organs but does not directly attach muscle to bone.
Step 5: Know that tendons are the specific connective tissue structures that attach muscle to bone, transmitting the force generated by muscle contraction to move the skeleton.
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