Muscles Flashcards
Naming skeletal muscles
shape, location, size, direction of fibers, number of origins, location of attachments, muscle action, combination
All skeletal muscle consists of what?
Fascicles
What are the muscle arrangements?
Parallel, Circular, Convergent, Pennate (feathered), Fusiform
What are the types of Pennate arrangements?
Unipennate, Bipennate, Multipennate
What does circular arrangement refer to?
fascicles arranged in concentric rings (orbicularis oris)
What does a convergent arrangement refer to?
broad origin, fascicles converge towards single tendon insertion (pectoralis major)
What does a parallel arrangement refer to?
fascicles parallel to long axis of strap like muscle (sartorius)
What does a fusiform arrangement refer to?
spindle-shaped muscles with parallel fibers (biceps brachii)
What does a pennate arrangement refer to?
short fascicles attach obliquely to central tendon running length of muscle (rectus femoris)
What does unipennate refer to?
fascicles attach only to one side of tendon (extensor digitorum longus (shin muscle))
What does bipennate refer to?
fascicles insert from opposite sides of tendon ( rectus femoris)
What does multipennate refer to?
appears as feathers inserting into one tendon (deltoid)
What do the fascicles determine?
muscle power and ROM
What is an origin?
Stationary attachment site during muscle contraction
Whats an insertion?
Mobile attachment site during muscle contraction