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Muscles
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Muscle Attachment Tendon (attaches muscle to bone)—white fibrous connective tissue made up of the protein called collagen Muscle Origin- is the attachment site that doesn't move during contraction (proximal) Muscle Insertions- is the attachment site that does move when the muscle contracts (distal)
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Muscle Movement Muscle contraction results in different types of movement. The particular movement is a direct result of the muscle attachment. Ex. Biceps performs flexion of the forearm as the forearm is moved
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Muscle Movement There are around 640 muscles in the human body
When movement of a body part occurs, muscles work in groups rather than individually. During that particular movement, individual muscles will play different roles depending on their origin and insertion. Agonist- prime mover, is the muscle that is primarily responsible for the movement (contracts) Antagonist- its action opposes that of the agonist (relaxes) Synergist Muscles- a muscle which acts with another.
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Anterior Muscles
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Posterior Muscles
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