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ANAT Final
Question | Answer |
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The muscle that helps hold the scapula against the thorax and is useful in pushing or punching movements is the | serratus anterior. |
This arrangement of muscle fascicles tends to be triangular in shape. The Pectoralis major is an example of a muscle with this type of muscle fascicle arrangement. | Convergent |
The continuous low level of sustained contraction maintained by all skeletal muscles is muscle | tone. |
In addition to the Pectoralis major, another muscle that displays this pattern of fascicle arrangement is Latissimus dorsi. | Convergent |
The point of attachment that does not move when the muscle contracts is the | origin. |
The long axes of the fascicles run parallel to the long axis of the muscle is a description of this type of fascicle arrangement. | Parallel |
A muscle with fascicles that insert into the tendon from both sides is categorized as | bipennate. |
The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle and is outside the epimysium and tendon is called the | fascia. |
Muscles with this type of muscle fascicle arrangement are either fusiform or straplike in appearance. | Parallel |
An example of a muscle with this type of fascicle arrangement is the orbicularis oris. | Circular |