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.
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). Source(s): Medicine student.