Chapter 11, Problem 2CYU

Summary Introduction

To review:

The reason behind pennate muscles being more powerful than the parallel muscles.

Introduction:

The skeletal muscles remain attached to the bony skeleton. The contraction of skeletal muscles results in the movement of the body. There are various parameters that define the action of a muscle on the bony skeleton. These parameters include the arrangement of fascicles inside the muscle and the location of the muscle when it crosses a joint.