Question

Thick sheath of connective tissue enclosing the entire nerve is ______________.

• A. Neurilemma
• B. Endoneurium
• C. Epineurium
• D. Perineurium

Answer 1

The correct option is C Epineurium

A. Neurilemma: It is the plasma membrane surrounding a Schwann cell of a myelinated nerve fiber and separating layers of myelin.

B. Endoneurium: It is a layer of delicate connective tissue around the myelin sheath of each myelinated nerve fiber in the peripheral nervous system.

C. Epineurium: The outermost layer of dense, irregular connective tissue surrounding the entire nerve.

D. Perineurium: The sheath of connective tissue surrounding a bundle or facial of nerve fibres within a nerve.

So, the correct option is C.