bipennate muscle
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Bipennate muscle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus pennatus, musculus bipennatus GraySubject = 102 GrayPage = 361 Caption = A, fusiform; B, unipennate; C, bipennate; P.C.S., physiological cross section. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein … Wikipedia
Muscle contraction — See also: Twitch and Tremor Top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle fiber generates tension through the action of actin and myosin cross bridge cycling. While under tension, the muscle may lengthen, shorten, or … Wikipedia
Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin … Wikipedia
Muscle memory — For the term muscle memory as related to strength training, see Muscle memory (strength training). Muscle memory has been used synonymously with motor learning, which is a form of procedural memory that involves consolidating a specific motor… … Wikipedia
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
bipennate, bipenniform — Pertaining to a muscle with a central tendon toward which the fibers converge on either side like the barbs of a feather. [bi + L. penna, feather] … Medical dictionary
Skeletal striated muscle — A top down view of skeletal muscle Latin textus muscularis striatus skeletalis Code TH … Wikipedia
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Pennate muscle — A pennate muscle (also called a penniform muscle) is a muscle with fascicles that attach obliquely to its tendon. These types of muscles generally allow better stabilization and force production but less flexibility.Individual muscle fibers are… … Wikipedia
