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Chapter 11
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/30/2011

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What are the four types of fascicle arrangement?
Definition
convergent, parallel, circular, and pennate
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Define and provide an example of a convergent fascicle
Definition
triangular/ fan-shaped
Pectoralis major
Term
Define and provide an example of a parallel fascicle
Definition
Fusiform (large belly in the middle) and strap-like (no large belly)
biceps brachii and sartorious
Term
Define and provide an example of a circular fascicle
Definition
circular rings
orbicularis oris; sphincters
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Define and provide an example of a pennate fascicle
Definition
feather-like; unipennate, bipennate, multipennate
extensor digitorum longus; rectus femoris; and deltoid
Term
Which parts of the skeletal system are the fulcrum and which parts are the lever?
Definition
Fulcrum: joint
Lever: bone
Term
What is the most common lever-type in the human body?
Definition
third-class lever
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Define agonist
Definition
muscle that contracts to cause action (prime movers)
Term
Define antagonists
Definition
stretches and yields to the effects of th agonist
Term
In the upper body, coronal muscles _____ and posterior muscles ____
Definition
flex; extend
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What is the arrangement of a first-class lever?
Definition
load, fulcrum, effort
(muscles behind the neck)
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What is the arrangement of a second-class lever?
Definition
fulcrum, load, effort
(standing on your heel)
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What is the arrangement of a third-class lever?
Definition
load, fulcrum, effort
(biceps)
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