Multiple choice

What is the connective tissue layer covering the nerve fibres called?

  1. Perineurium

  2. Endoneurium

  3. Fascicles

  4. Epineurium

  5. Neurilemma
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Explanation

It is the innermost layer of connective tissue in a peripheral nerve forming an interstitial layer around each individual fiber outside the neurilemma. It is the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle.

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