Bipennate muscle
Musculus bipennatus
- Latin synonym: Musculus pennatus
- Synonym: Pennate muscle
- Related terms: Pennate muscle; Bipennate muscle
Definition
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/).
