If a Muscle Has a Tendon That Branches Within the Muscle

Question

If a muscle has a tendon that branches within the muscle tissue, it is a ________.
A) sphincter muscle
B) parallel muscle
C) circular muscle
D) multipennate muscle
E) None of the answers are correct.

Accepted Answer

Only multipennate muscles have tendons that branch within the muscle tissue. Sphincter muscles surround openings and do not have tendons that branch, parallel muscles have all their fibers running parallel to each other and do not have tendons that branch, and circular muscles form rings around organs and also do not have tendons that branch.