Basic Biomechanics
Basic Biomechanics
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ISBN: 9780073522760
Author: Susan J Hall
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To identify: The three muscles that have pennate fiber arrangements and explain the ways in which the functions of muscles are enhanced by this arrangement.

Concept introduction: Pennate fiber arrangement is a pattern of arrangement of fibers within a muscle, wherein the short fibers are attached to one or more tendons. This pattern of muscle fiber arrangement facilitates the muscle force production.

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