Summary: Gross Muscle Physiology: Muscle Movement

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  • 10.1 gross muscle physiology: muscle movements

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  • usually, the bulk of skeletal muscle lies __ to the joint crossed

    proximal (superior)
  • all skeletal muscle have at least two attachements;

    origin and insertion
  • during contraction, a skeletal muscle __ moves toward the __

    insertion towards the origin
  • antagonistic muscle pairs perform

    opposite movements across the same joint
  • muscles are attached at two points

    origin and insertion
  • attachment to a bone that doesn't move much

    origin
  • attachment to a bone that usually moves

    insertion
  • decreases the angle of the joint

    flexion
  • brings two bones closer together

    flexion
  • typical of bending hinge joints or ball-and-socket joints

    flexion
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