Striped or voluntary muscle is composed of bundles of fibers each enclosed in a delicate web called the perimysium in contradistinction to the sheath of areolar tissue which invests the entire muscle, the epimysium. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 2. Development of the Muscles] Reference
Groups of fibers lie parallel to each other and each is enclosed in a membrane called perimysium. From Wordnik.com. [Muscles Part 1] Reference
By uniting with the bone at one end and blending with the perimysium and fiber bundles at the other, the tendon forms a very secure attachment for the muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
The sheaths on the Recti are gradually lost in the perimysium, but they give off important expansions. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 3. The Accessory Organs of the Eye] Reference
The larger vascular channels, arteries and veins, are found only in the perimysium, between the muscular fasciculi. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 2. Development of the Muscles] Reference
Each fasciculus is made up of a strand of fibers, which also run parallel with each other, and are separated from one another by a delicate connective tissue derived from the perimysium and termed endomysium. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 2. Development of the Muscles] Reference
An entire skeletal muscle structure is comprised of bone, perimysium, blood vessel, muscle fiber, fasicle, endomysium, epimysium, and tendon. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
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