ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Each fascicle (or fasciculus) is a bundle of muscle fibers, also called myocytes, bound together via the endomysium tissue that provides pathways for the passage of blood vessels and nerves.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beneath the fascia in skeletal muscle is another layer of connective tissue termed the epimysium which is closely associated with the fascia. It extends inwards and becomes the perimysium, then into the muscle separating muscle fibers into small bundles termed fascicles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Skeletal muscle fibers are organized into groups called fascicles. Blood vessels and nerves enter the connective tissue and branch in the cell. Muscles attach to bones directly or through tendons or aponeuroses.

Detailed explanation-4: -Skeletal muscles consist of numerous subunits or bundles called fasicles (or fascicles). Fascicles are also surrounded by connective tissue (called the perimysium) and each fascicle is composed of numerous muscle fibers (or muscle cells).

Detailed explanation-5: -The number of fascicles in a muscle ranged from 61 to 101 fascicles per whole muscle. During dissection it was observed that the fascicles did not always run from distal to proximal tendon, that some fascicles were in series, and that they were not the same length as the whole muscle.