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Which connective tissue layer wraps an entire skeletal muscle, separating it from other tissues and organs nearby?

AEpimysium
BPerimysium
CEndomysium
DAponeurosis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Epimysium
1. Skeletal muscle has three layers of connective tissue collectively called the mysia. 2. The outermost of these, wrapping the whole muscle as a sheath of dense irregular connective tissue, is the epimysium. 3. The epimysium lets the muscle contract independently of surrounding structures. 4. Perimysium wraps fascicles and endomysium wraps single fibers, so both sit deeper than the whole-muscle wrapping described here. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 "Muscle Tissue", section 10.2, p. 407_
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