The sarcolemma is the

A. cell membrane of a muscle fiber.
B. cytoplasm of muscle cells.
C. structural and functional unit of the skeletal muscle cell.
D. contractile thread that extends the length of the muscle fiber.
E. protein strand composed of actin.


A

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