In vertebrates, skeletal muscle contractions are neurogenic as they require synaptic input from motor neurons to produce muscle contractions. A single motor neuron is able to innervate multiple muscle fibers, thereby causing the fibers to contract at the same time.
periostitis. n. 1. (Anatomy) inflammation of the periosteum.
perÂ·iÂ·osÂ·teÂ·um. The dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones except at the joints and serving as an attachment for muscles and tendons. perâ²iÂ·osâ²teÂ·al (-tÄ-Él), perâ²iÂ·osâ²teÂ·ous (-tÄ-És) adj. periosteum. (Anatomy) a thick fibrous two-layered membrane covering the surface of bones.