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.
Answers. Best Answer: Pericarditis (inflammation of pericardium, the sac which surrounds the heart). Also have myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle) and endocarditis (inflammation of inner lining). General term is carditis (from cardio-heart, and-itis, inflammation).