Fascicle arrangements produce skeletal muscles with different structures and functional properties, and determine their individual range of motion and power. List the seven different fascicle arrangements of human skeletal muscles and give a specific example of each

What will be an ideal response?


1. Circular—orbicularis oris, orbicularis oculi
2. Convergent—pectoralis major
3. Parallel—sartorius
4. Unipennate—extensor digitorum longus
5. Multipennate—deltoid
6. Fusiform—biceps brachii
7. Bipennate—rectus femoris

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a) they usually have very strong red blood cells b) their blood lacks A and B agglutinins c) their blood is plentiful in A and B agglutinins d) their blood lacks A and B antigens

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Subcutaneous fat (the fatty layer just beneath the skin) is also known as

A. fibrous tissue. B. the lamina propria. C. adipose tissue. D. mesenchyme. E. reticular tissue.

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How many ATPs can come from substrate level phosphorylation during glycolysis?

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 e) 4

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