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There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective venturous. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
VENTUROUS definition: → venturesome | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
- Circular
- Convergent
- Parallel
- Pennate
Circular muscles (also known as skeletal sphincter muscles) have a fascicular pattern where the fascicles are arranged in concentric rings. Muscles with this arrangement surround external body openings, which they close by contracting. Muscles with this fascicular arrangement may be termed as orbicular muscles (Latin: orbiculus = small disc), such ...
A convergent (a.k.a. triangular) muscle has a broad origin with fascicles converging toward a single tendon of insertion. Such a muscle is triangular or fan shaped. One example is the pectoralis major muscle of the anterior thorax.
In a parallel arrangement, the length of the fascicles run to the long axis of the muscle. There are three types of parallel muscles: 1. quadrilateral muscles, which have a short, flat form e.g. thyrohyoid muscle 2. strap muscles, that have a narrow belt- or strap-like belly e.g. sartorius muscle 3. fusiform muscles, with a spindle-shaped and exten...
In a pennate pattern, the fascicles are short and they attach obliquely to a central tendon that runs the length of the muscle. Pennate muscles are of three forms: 1. Unipennate, in which the fascicles insert into only one side of the tendon, as in the extensor digitorum longus muscle of the leg; 2. Bipennate, in which the fascicles insert into the...
Synonyms for VENTUROUS: adventurous, daring, brave, courageous, fearless, bold, venturesome, enterprising; Antonyms of VENTUROUS: timid, unadventurous, cautious, careful, timorous, prudent, unenterprising, cowardly
We can define muscular endurance as the ability of a muscle, or a group of muscles, to repeatedly exert a force (contract) for an extended period. This is a key fitness component and crucial for any endurance sport, and many team sports.
adventurous. audacious. bold. daring. dashing. emboldened. enterprising. free-swinging. gutsy. hardy. nerved. nervy. venturesome. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of venturous in a Sentence. at the time, any woman venturous enough to want to be an astronaut faced ridicule.
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May 18, 2024 · Voluntary muscles are skeletal muscles that make up 40% of your body weight and consist of 50% to 75% of your total body’s proteins. Skeletal muscles can convert chemical energy into mechanical energy to cause voluntary muscle contraction and movement.
