Question

what is the term for the layers of dense connective tissue that separate individual skeletal muscles from adjacent muscles?
o aponeuroses
o tendons
o fascia
o endomysium

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Explanation:

Fascia is a layer of dense connective tissue that separates individual skeletal muscles from adjacent muscles. Aponeuroses are sheet - like tendons. Tendons attach muscle to bone. Endomysium is the connective tissue around individual muscle fibers.

Answer:

C. fascia