Bundles of striated muscle fibres called fascicle are enclosed by a sheath called

Epimysium

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Endomysium

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Perimysium

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Peritoneum

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Solution

The correct option is B Perimysium
All fascicle of a muscle are bound together by a connective tissue termed perimycium which also forms a sheath around each fascicle.

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Statement 1: Muscle fibres that are seen in the form of bundles in the muscle tissue are called fascicles.

Statement 2: Each muscle fibre has 40 - 80 myofibrils.

\begin{matrix} A. Muscle covering & 1. Endomysium B. Muscle fibre bundle & 2. Epimysium C. Muscle bundle covering & 3. Fascicle D. Muscle fibre covering & 4. perimysium \end{matrix}

\begin{matrix} A. Muscle covering & 1. Endomysium B. Muscle fibre bundle & 2. Epimysium C. Muscle bundle covering & 3. Fascicle D. Muscle fibre covering & 4. perimysium \end{matrix}

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