Unipennate muscle

Musculus unipennatus

  • Latin synonym: Musculus semipennatus
  • Synonym: Semipennate muscle
  • Related terms: Semipennate muscle; Unipennate muscle

Definition

IMAIOS

In some muscles (e. g., the Peronei) the fibers are oblique and converge, like the plumes of a quill pen, to one side of a tendon which runs the entire length of the muscle; such muscles are termed unipennate.

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/).