Muscle Structure

• Passive Elastic Component:(PEC):
  • Epimysium surrounds whole muscle & permits smooth force application to bone
  • Perimysium surrounds fascicle & provides pathways for nerves & blood vessels
  • Endomysium surrounds muscle fiber
  • Titin (passive tension within myofibrils)

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