Pennate muscle

Definition

noun

A flat muscle with fascicles arranged obliquely to the central tendon.

Supplement

Pennate muscles can produce very powerful actions. They also allow better stabilization but less flexibility.

Pennate muscles may be:

Synonym: penniform muscle

Compare: fusiform muscle

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... for as much of the following as possible for each individual skeletal muscle in the human anatomy: Language -origin -LOO definition Shape -Type of Shape (i.e., fusiform, pennate, bipennate, multipennate, convergent, parrellel etc) -Typical Angle(s) of pennation ...

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Pennate muscle

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