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Different types of muscles

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Definition
Unipennate   Muscles run obliquely from tendon on 1 side  
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Parallel   Parallel fibers- greater range  
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Fast   Speed of twitch contraction and relaxation  
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Slow   Low rates of stimulation  
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Strap   Thin long band  
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Fusiform   Spindle shaped with central belly that tapers down  
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Flat   Thin and broad EX: Abs  
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Radiate   Fan shaped, triangular  
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Circular   Surrounds openings  
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Bipennate   Run obliquely on both sides of tendon  
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Multipennate   Several tendons with fibers running diagonally between them  
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Antagonist (prime mover)   Reverses movement  
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Fixator   Holds bone in place  
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Aponeurosis   Takes place of tendon in sheet-like muscles  
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Insertion   Muscle attaches to movable bone  
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Origin   Where the muscles tendon attaches to stationary bone  
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