Fasicle arrangements Flashcards
1
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circular
A
fasicles are arranged in concentric rings; obicularis muscles
2
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convergent
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muscle has a broad origin and its fascicles converge toward a single tendon of insertion; pectoralis major
3
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parallel
A
length of fascicles runs parallel to the long axis of the muscle.; sartorius
4
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pennate
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fascicles are short and they attach obliquely (feather looking) to a central tendon that runs the length of the muscle
5
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unipennate
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fascicles insert into only one side of the tendon; extensor digitorum longus
6
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bipennate
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fascicles insert in the tendon from opposite sides so the muscle looks like a feather; rectus femoris
7
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multipennate
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looks like many feathers side by side; deltoid
