Bipennate muscle

Musculus bipennatus

  • Latin synonym: Musculus pennatus
  • Synonym: Pennate muscle
  • Related terms: Pennate muscle; Bipennate muscle

Definition

IMAIOS

In some muscles, oblique fibers converge to both sides of a central tendon; these are called bipennate, and an example is afforded in the Rectus femoris.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).