Nota: A tradução desta entrada está atualmente em revisão de qualidade, portanto parte do conteúdo é exibida temporariamente apenas em inglês.
Este verbete ainda não foi traduzido para o seu idioma, portanto o original é exibido abaixo.
epimysium
epimysium
Noun
pl: epimysia
This term is a specialized anatomical descriptor used primarily in histology and kinesiology. It describes the external sheath of a muscle, distinguishing it from the perimysium, which wraps bundles of fibers, and the endomysium, which surrounds individual fibers.
As a technical medical term, it is used in formal scientific discourse and clinical reports. It is rarely encountered in general conversation unless discussing musculoskeletal injuries or surgical procedures involving fascia and connective tissues.
Meanings
Related Words
musclefasciaperimysiumendomysiumconnective tissuecollagenelastinmyofibrilmyofiberfasciclesarcolemmasarcoplasmmyosinactintroponintropomyosinskeletal musclesmooth musclecardiac muscletendonligamentaponeurosisfibroblastextracellular matrixinterstitiummyocytehypertrophyatrophycontractionrelaxationmyologyanatomyhistologyphysiologybiomechanicsproteinmembranesheathenvelopelayertissueorganmyofascialmyofibrillarsarcomeresarcoplasmic reticulummyoglobinATPcalciumpotassiumsodiumneuromuscular junctionmotor unitaxonsynapseacetylcholinetonusstiffnesselasticityviscositytensionforcetorquekinematicsmyopathydystrophyfibrosisinflammationedemaperfusioncapillaryblood vesselnerveinnervation