Match each term with its corresponding description.
-Coarse connective tissue that covers the entire muscle
A)Endomysium
B)Tendon
C)Epimysium
D)Aponeurosis
E)Fascia
F)Perimysium
G)Tendon sheath
H)Fascicles

Question

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The epimysium is the coarse connective tissue that covers the entire muscle.

Answer: B
 A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.

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

Answer: D
 An aponeurosis is a flattened sheet of dense connective tissue that serves as a tendon to attach muscles to bone or to other muscles.

Answer: F
 The perimysium is the connective tissue that surrounds each fascicle of muscle fibers.

Answer: A
 The endomysium is the delicate connective tissue that surrounds each muscle fiber.

Answer: G
 A tendon sheath is a double-layered synovial membrane that surrounds some tendons in the body.

Answer: H
 Fascicles are bundles of muscle fibers within a muscle, separated from each other by the perimysium.

Match Each Term with Its Corresponding Description