Skeletal muscle is composed of several kinds of tissue These include muscle cells also called muscle fibers) themselves, nerve tissue, blood, and various types of connective tissue. Figure 8.1 displays the relationship
between muscle and the various connective tissues. In divdual muscles are separated from each other and held in position by connective tissue called fascia. Three separate layers of connective tissue exist in skeletal muscle. The outermost layer that surrounds the entire muscle is the ed the epimysium. As we move inward from the epimysium, connective tissue called the perimysium surrounds individual bundles of muscle fibers. These in diviual bundles of muscle fibers are called a fascicle. each muscle fiber within the fasciculus is surrounded by connective tissue called the endomysium Just below the endomysium and surrounding each muscle fiber is another layer of protective tissue called the basal lamina or basement membrane