HSF week 3

what direction does the fibres of a fusiform muscle run

they run straight up and down, but bulge in the centre/belly of the muscle
how are muscle fibres arranged in unipennate/bipennate/multipenate muscles

in a feather like arrangement
what is isometric, miometric and plyometric
- isometric - stays same length
- miometric - muscles produces sufficient force and shortens
- plyometric - load exceeds force of muscle and therefore muscle lengthens
what is the fibre to nerve ratio

the number of muscle fibres controlled by a single motor neuron
what are the 7 types of muscle fibre arrangements

parralel, fusiform, unipennate, bipennate, multipennate, circular, convergent

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HSF week 3

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