MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fascia, connective tissue outside the epimysium, surrounds and separates the muscles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each skeletal muscle consists of thousands of muscle fibers wrapped together by connective tissue sheaths. The individual bundles of muscle fibers in a skeletal muscle are known as fasciculi. The outermost connective tissue sheath surrounding the entire muscle is known as epimysium.

Detailed explanation-3: -Epimysium (plural epimysia) (Greek epi-for on, upon, or above + Greek mys for muscle) is the fibrous tissue envelope that surrounds skeletal muscle. It is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue which ensheaths the entire muscle and protects muscles from friction against other muscles and bones.

Detailed explanation-4: -Skeletal muscle cells or fibers are highly elongated cells with a very elastic and resistant plasma membrane, called the sarcolemma.

Detailed explanation-5: -The epimysium is the dense connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle tissue. The epimysium usually contains many bundles (fascicles) of muscle fibers. 2. The perimysium is the connective tissue that surrounds each bundle of muscle fibers.