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