Match each term with its corresponding description.
-Broad, flat sheet of tendonlike connective tissue
A)Endomysium
B)Tendon
C)Epimysium
D)Aponeurosis
E)Fascia
F)Perimysium
G)Tendon sheath
H)Fascicles

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An aponeurosis is a broad, flat sheet of tendon-like connective tissue.

Answer: B
 A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone or other structures.

Answer: E
 Fascia is a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscles, organs, and other soft tissues.

Answer: C
 The epimysium is the outermost layer of connective tissue that surrounds a muscle.

Answer: F
 Perimysium is a layer of connective tissue that surrounds groups of muscle fibers, called fascicles.

Answer: A
 Endomysium is the connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers.

Answer: G
 A tendon sheath is a layer of synovial membrane surrounding a tendon to allow smooth movement.

Answer: H
 Fascicles are bundles of muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium.

Match Each Term with Its Corresponding Description