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Each skeletal muscle is a separate structure composed of many muscle cells ( myocytes) or muscle fibers.
Connective tissues associated with the muscle parenchyma ( myofibers) include fascia and adipose tissue.
A subcutaneous layer of connective tissue usually separates a muscle from the skin. This is composed of both areolar connective tissue, and adipose tissue. The adipose tissue stores triglycerides, and provides insulation; the areolar connective tissue provides pathways for blood vessels, lymphatics and nerves to enter and leave muscles.
A fascia is a broad sheet of dense irregular connective tissue. Fascia line body wall , and support muscles and organs; they hold muscles together and carry and allow passage of nerves, blood vessels and lymphatics. They also fill spaces between muscles.
Three layers of connective tissue extend from the peripheral fascia to muscles. They are the epimysium, the perimysium and the endomysium. Epimysium is dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle. Internal to this is the perimysium--also of dense irregular connective tissue--; this layer surrounds groups of muscle fibers(10-100) to form fascicles or bundles. The endomysium is the innermost of the three layers: it penetrates to the interior of each fascicle, and separates muscle fibers from one another. The endomysium consists largely of reticular connective tissue fibers
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Fascia also serve to delineate and preserve for(shape) and provide attachment for muscles.
