GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Each bundle of muscle fiber is called a fasciculus and is surrounded by a layer of connective tissue called the perimysium . Within the fasciculus, each individual muscle cell, called a muscle fiber, is surrounded by connective tissue called the endomysium .

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Present within the endomysium are capillaries and nerve tissues that supply the individual muscle fibers. Multiple muscle fibers join together to form fascicles, which are encased by another connective tissue covering known as the perimysium. The perimysium may surround anywhere from 10 to 100 fascicles.