The external sheath of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.
[New Latin epimȳsium : EPI- + Greek mūs, muscle.]
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ep·i·mys·i·um (ĕp'ə-mĭz'ē-əm, -mĭzh'ē-) ![]() |
[New Latin epimȳsium : EPI- + Greek mūs, muscle.]
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A layer of connective tissue, mainly collagen, surrounding an entire muscle. The epimysium provides a smooth surface against which other muscles can slide.
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The external sheath of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.
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The fibrous sheath around an entire skeletal muscle.
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Epimysium is a layer of connective tissue which ensheaths the entire muscle. It is composed of dense irregular connective tissue. It is continuous with fascia and other connective tissue wrappings of muscle including the endomysium, and perimysium. It is also continuous with tendons where it becomes thicker and collagenous. The Epimysium also protects muscles from friction against other muscles and bones. Plural of epimysium is epimysia[1]
Aponeurosis--where tendon attach to bone.
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