BIOL-2220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Quadriceps Tendon, Adductor Longus Muscle, Central Tendon Of Diaphragm
7 Nov 2016
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The arrangement of body muscles permits them to work either. Muscles can be classified into three functional groups: A muscle that has the major responsibility for producing a. The human body enjoys an incredibly wide range of movements. Muscle tissue includes all contractile tissues (skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle), but skeletal muscles take center stage. 10. 1 for any movement, muscles can act in one of three ways together or in opposition to produce a wide variety of movements. Generally as a muscle shortens, its insertion moves toward its origin. Whatever one muscle or muscle group can do, another muscle or group of muscles can undo. specific movement is a prime mover, or agonist, of that movement. Muscles that oppose, or reverse, a particular movement are antagonists. When a prime mover is active, the antagonist muscles may stretch or remain relaxed.
