Which of the Following Describes Fascicle Arrangement in a Pennate

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes fascicle arrangement in a pennate muscle?

• A)The fascicular pattern is circular.
• B)The fascicles are short and attach obliquely to a central tendon that runs the length of a muscle.
• C)The fascicles are in a fusiform arrangement.
• D)The fascicles form a triangle.

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Definitions:

Bevel Gears

Gears where the axes of the two shafts intersect and the tooth-bearing faces of the gears themselves are conically shaped.

Pitch Cone

In gear design, it is the imaginary cone that represents the underlying angular surface of the teeth, where the pitch surface of an infinitely small gear would be.

Conical Surface

A surface that extends outward and away in all directions from a common point, resembling the shape of a cone.

Frustum

A truncated shape that results from cutting a pyramid or cone with a plane parallel to its base, leaving two bases, one smaller than the other.