KINE 2031 Lecture Notes - Weight-Bearing, Defecation, Hip
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Abdominals: involved in inspiration and expiration, protection of the underlying organs, two sets, muscles on the anterior posterior, quite a distance from the bone, stability to the vertebral column, stabilizers. Just below this is the femoral artery and vein. That is where you can take a femoral pulse. Anterior side pubic bone: line that goes in the middle is called the linea alba. Connection of between anterior superior iliac spine and the crest of the: has an abdominal sheet, function - trunk flexion, lateral flexion and rotation (opposite side to the muscle) Muscle that is very long, can do a create deal of movement but can"t. But your abdominal is very important, thus it must produce a lot of force. Therefore there series of short muscles and powerful muscle. Best of both worlds, it is long muscle (range of movement a lot)