Sarcolemma, sarcoplasm and sarcoplasmic reticulum refer to a particular type of cell in our body. Which is this cell and to what parts of that cell do these names refer to?

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Sarcolemma

● The plasma membrane of the muscle fibre is called sarcolemma.

Sarcoplasm

● The cytoplasm of the muscle fibre is called sarcoplasm.

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

● The endoplasmic reticulum of the muscle fibre is called the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
● It is the storehouse of calcium ions.

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Summary

The muscle cell is surrounded by a plasma membrane called sarcolemma and the cytoplasm is sarcoplasm which has an endoplasmic reticulum called sarcoplasmic reticulum.

Final answer: The muscle cell

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