Skeletal Muscle Fascicle Arrangements Flashcards
1
Q
Parallel arrangement
A
Fascicles run longitudinally
2
Q
Pennate arrangement
A
Fascicles attach obliquely to a central tendon
3
Q
Convergent arrangement
A
Broad origin converge into a thin tendon
4
Q
Circular arrangement
A
Concentric rings (sphincters)
5
Q
Types of PARALLEL muscle arrangement
A
Straplike and fusiform
6
Q
Types of PENNATE muscle arrangment
A
Unipennate, bipennate, multipennate.
7
Q
Example of a STRAPLIKE muscle
A
Rectus abdominis
8
Q
Example of FUSIFORM muscle
A
Biceps brachii
9
Q
Example of UNIPENNATE muscle
A
Extensor digitorum longus
10
Q
Example of BIPENNATE muscle
A
Rectus femoris
11
Q
Example of MULTIPENNATE muscle
A
Deltoid
12
Q
Example of CONVERGENT muscle
A
Trapezius
13
Q
Example of CIRCULAR muscle
A
Orbicularis oris
