Which skeletal muscle component includes all the others?

A) actin
B) myofibril
C) myosin
D) sarcomere
E) muscle fiber

Muscle Fiber

The cylindrical, multinucleate cells that make up skeletal muscles, responsible for contracting to produce movement.

Myofibril

Within a muscle fiber, a threadlike array of proteins organized as a series of sarcomeres (contractile units).

Sarcomere

Contractile unit of muscle; an array of actin and myosin filaments arranged in parallel and bounded on either end by an array of cytoskeletal elements (a Z line).