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Each bundle of muscle fiber is called a fasciculus and is surrounded by a layer of connective tissue called the perimysium. Within the fasciculus, each individual muscle cell, called a muscle fiber, is surrounded by connective tissue called the endomysium.

The cytoplasm of the muscle cell is called sarcoplasm. The smooth endoplasmic reticulum of the muscle cell is called sarcoplasmic reticulum.

This is a longitudinal section of skeletal muscle fibers. The skeletal muscle fibers are long and multinucleated.

These classifications describe three distinct muscle types: skeletal, cardiac and smooth. Skeletal muscle is voluntary and striated, cardiac muscle is involuntary and striated, and smooth muscle is involuntary and non-striated.

By definition, a healthy body composition includes a low proportion of body fat, as well as a higher proportion of fat-free mass. Although your body requires a certain amount of body fat to maintain organ functions, a lower body-fat percentage is usually a sign of good health.

DEXA (Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry) Body fat testing is a great way to have an accurate metric for your body composition. There are many ways of getting your body fat tested, but most experts will agree that the DEXA (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) scan is the most accurate testing technology available.

The 10 Best Ways to Measure Your Body Fat Percentage

1. Skinfold Calipers.
2. Body Circumference Measurements.
3. Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
4. Hydrostatic Weighing.
5. Air Displacement Plethysmography (Bod Pod)
6. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
7. Bioimpedance Spectroscopy (BIS)
8. Electrical Impedance Myography (EIM)

Assessment of weight and health risk involves using three key measures: Body mass index (BMI) Waist circumference. Risk factors for diseases and conditions associated with obesity.

To calculate body fat percentage, add your waist and hip measurements, and then subtract the neck measurement to determine your circumference value. For example, if your waist is 30, your hips are 36, and your neck is 13, your circumference value would be 53.

Muscles are classified according to their actions during contractions as agonists, antagonists, or synergists. For muscle pairings referred to as antagonistic pairs, one muscle is designated as the extensor muscle, which contracts to open the joint, and the flexor muscle, which acts opposite to the extensor muscle.

In the body, there are three types of muscle: skeletal (striated), smooth, and cardiac.

• Skeletal Muscle. Skeletal muscle, attached to bones, is responsible for skeletal movements.
• Smooth Muscle.
• Cardiac Muscle.

The function of skeletal muscle is to contract to move parts of the body closer to the bone that the muscle is attached to. Most skeletal muscles are attached to two bones across a joint, so the muscle serves to move parts of those bones closer to each other.

Which action would be completed by skeletal muscle tissue? To raise an arm upward, the muscle on one side of it contracts.

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Your musculoskeletal system includes bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments and soft tissues. They work together to support your body’s weight and help you move.

The muscles of the muscular system keep bones in place; they assist with movement by contracting and pulling on the bones. To allow motion, different bones are connected by joints which are connected to other bones and muscle fibers via connective tissues such as tendons and ligaments.