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Epimysium
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

Aponeurosis--where tendon attach to bone.

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epimysium
Oct 01, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 epimysium external perimysium /ep'imiz'um/, a fiberlike cover around a muscle. The...
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Physical training may alter inflammatory factors/ reduce delayed muscle soreness.
Jul 21, 2004; 2004 JUL 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physical training may alter inflammatory factors and thus reduce delayed muscle...
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Data on brain research described by W. Gibson et al.(Report)
May 25, 2009; According to recent research from Aalborg, Denmark, Mechanisms and structures which are involved in eccentric exercise-induced...
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voluntary muscle
Jan 01, 2004; voluntary muscle ( skeletal , striped , or striated muscle ) Muscle that is under the control of the will and is generally...
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Transversalis, Endoabdominal, Endothoracic Fascia: Who's Who?
Jan 01, 2006; In Terminologia Anatomica of 1998, the fasciae of the trunk are listed as parietal, extraserosal, and visceral. Parietal fascia...
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