shapes of muscles Flashcards
flat muscles
parallel fibers, often have aponeurosis
example of flat muscle
sartorius
pennate muscle
feather like in arrangement of their fascicles
example of unipennate
extensor digitorum longus
example of bipennate
rectus femoris
example of multipennate
deltoid
fusiform muscles
spindle shaped, round, thick belly, tapered ends
example of fusiform
biceps brachii
convergent
broad area to a single tendom
example of convergent
pectoralis major
quadrate muscle
4 equal sides
quadrate example
rectus abdominis
circular or sphincter muscles
surround a body opening or orifice, constrict when contracted
circular example
orbicualris oculi
multiheaded or multibellied
more than one head of attachment, more than one contractile body