end

The point at which anything ceases; an extremity, e. bud, e. bulb, e. capsule. See end bud, end bulb, under separate head. e. gut. See proctodeum, e. organ. See end organ, under separate head. e. plate. See end plate, under separate head. e. plexus. See terminal plexus, under plexus, intramuscular e. The end of a striated muscular fiber which does not reach a tendon but tapers gradually to a point and terminates within the body of a muscle. A fiber may have one or both of its endings of this character, and the ends may also be branched. nerve e. The termination of a nerve fiber, tendinous e. The end of a striated muscular fiber reaching the tendon. It is usually single and bluntly pointed, but may be branched. [Ang.-Sax., ende.~]