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Skeletal Muscle Fibers
Myocyte: Skeletal muscle cell
A skeletal muscle cell is surrounded by a plasma membrane called the sarcolemma with a cytoplasm called the sarcoplasm. A muscle fiber is composed of many myofibrils, packaged into orderly units.
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"OpenStax College, Muscle Contraction and Locomotion. October 17, 2013."
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