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Muscle AS Organs: Gross Anatomy

Muscles cells = Muscle Fibers

Connective Tissue Components

• Hypodermis: Separates muscle from skin (areolar and adipose)

• Fascia: Sheet of dense, irregular connective tissue that holds muscle with similar functions together

  • Epimysium: Encloses entire nucleus

  • Perimysium: Surrounds group of 10 to 100

  • Epimysium and Perimysium are Dense irregular

  • Endomysium: Separates individual fibers (areolar)

• Tendon: Extension of epimysium, perimysium, endomysium; cord of dense regular connective tissue, attaches muscle to periosteum

• Aponeurosis: Float, broad tendon