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Chapter 1: Major Themes in Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 2: Matter and Energy
Chapter 3: The Molecules of Life
Chapter 4: Cellular Form and Function
Chapter 5: Genetics and Cellular Function
Chapter 6: Histology
Chapter 7: The Integumentary System
Chapter 8: Bone Tissue
Chapter 9: The Skeletal System
Chapter 10: Joints
Chapter 11: The Muscular System
Chapter 12: Muscular Tissue
Chapter 13: Nervous Tissue
Chapter 14: The Central Nervous System
Chapter 15: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflexes
Chapter 16: Sense Organs
Chapter 17: The Endocrine System
Chapter 18: The Circulatory System: Blood
Chapter 19: The Circulatory System: The Heart
Chapter 20: The Circulatory System: Blood Vessels and Circulation
Chapter 21: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Chapter 22: The Respiratory System
Chapter 23: The Urinary System
Chapter 24: Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 25: The Digestive System
Chapter 26: Nutrition and Metabolism
Chapter 27: The Male Reproductive System
Chapter 28: The Female Reproductive System
Chapter 29: Human Development
Chapter 11: The Muscular System
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The
origin
of a muscle is the point where it attaches to a relatively stationary bone.
fascicle
.
The
prime mover (agonist)
is the muscle primarily responsible for a given movement at a joint.
The three large muscles on the posterior side of the thigh are commonly known as the
hamstring
muscles.
Connective tissue bands called
flexor retinacula
prevent flexor tendons from rising like bowstrings.
The anterior half of the perineum is a region called the
urogenital triangle
.
The abdominal aponeuroses converge on a midsagittal fibrous band on the abdomen called the
linea alba
.
A muscle that works with another to produce the same or similar movement is called a/an
synergist
.
A muscle somewhat like a feather, with fibers obliquely approaching its tendon from both sides, is called a/an
bipennate
muscle.
A circular muscle that closes a body opening is called a/an
sphincter
.
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