18 Questions
What is the connective tissue surrounding an entire muscle called?
Epimysium
Which type of muscle fiber arrangement is spindle-shaped, wider in the middle, and narrowing towards both ends?
Fusiform
What type of muscle attachment makes the muscle appear to arise directly from the bone?
Fleshy attachment
In a feather-like muscle arrangement, which term is used to describe the muscle fibers attaching to the tendon at an angle representing the vane of the feather?
Bipennate
What is the connective tissue that surrounds bundles of muscle fibers called?
Perimysium
Which type of muscle fibers are arranged in sheets, such as the external abdominal oblique and transverse abdominal muscles?
Parallel sheets
What is the purpose of tendons in the human body?
Connect bones to muscles
Which part of a muscle attachment is typically less mobile?
Origin
In which direction does the insertion of a muscle usually move during contraction?
Distal
What is the function of an extensor muscle?
Straighten the joint
What is the role of aponeurosis in the human body?
Provide flat sheets of tendons associated with flat muscles
How are the origins and insertions of muscles typically located in the extremities?
Origin proximal, Insertion distal
Which type of connective tissue is found in tendons, connecting muscles to bones?
Collagenous tissue
In which connective tissue type are fibers arranged in parallel bundles, forming strong bands like ligaments?
Dense regular connective tissue
Which type of muscle attachment connects muscle to bone?
Tendon
What is the main function of an aponeurosis in the body?
Provide protection and leverage for organs
Which connective tissue forms a semi-elastic cushion between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae?
Fibrocartilage
What is the main function of dense irregular connective tissue in the body?
Provide strength and flexibility like in dermis
Test your knowledge on how muscle fibers attach to tendons and bones, including the concepts of tendons, aponeurosis, muscle attachments, origins, and insertions.
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