Human Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9780805382952
Author: Erin C. Amerman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 3CYU
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The explanation of the diagnosis of a patient who has been suffering from back pain, which, according to him, is due to the inflamed longissimus thoracis muscle.
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Muscles are classified as the soft tissues. They comprisea bundle of fibres, which has the ability to contract and produce movement in the body. The vertebral column is known to be the strongest and the largest bone, which provides protection to the spinal cord.
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Chapter 9 Solutions
Human Anatomy & Physiology
Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 1QCCh. 9.1 - A muscle has the words adductor and longus in its...Ch. 9.1 - Define the roles of agonists, antagonists,...Ch. 9.1 - Describe the design of a third-class lever, and...Ch. 9.2 - Name and describe the muscle involved in opening...Ch. 9.2 - 2. Name and describe three muscles involved in...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 3QCCh. 9.2 - Prob. 4QCCh. 9.2 - Name and describe the four muscles of chewing.Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 6QC
Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 7QCCh. 9.2 - Prob. 8QCCh. 9.2 - Prob. 9QCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 1QCCh. 9.3 - 2. Name and describe the muscles involved in trunk...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 3QCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 4QCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 1QCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 2QCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 3QCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 4QCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 5QCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 6QCCh. 9.5 - Name and describe the major muscles of leg...Ch. 9.5 - Prob. 2QCCh. 9.5 - Prob. 3QCCh. 9.5 - Prob. 4QCCh. 9 - Which type of muscle fascicle pattern has an...Ch. 9 - 2. If “adductor” is part of the name of a muscle,...Ch. 9 - Match the term with its description: _____Brevis...Ch. 9 - Prob. 6CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 13CYRCh. 9 - If profundus is part of the name of a muscle, what...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 7CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 8CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 9CYRCh. 9 - The thick, bandlike muscle of chewing that covers...Ch. 9 - Prob. 11CYRCh. 9 - 12. Which is a muscle that elevates and retracts...Ch. 9 - Which muscles raise and spread the ribs? a....Ch. 9 - Prob. 15CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 16CYRCh. 9 - What is the main action of the fibularis longus?...Ch. 9 - Prob. 18CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 1CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 2CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 3CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 4CYUCh. 9 - The supraspinatus stabilizes the shoulder joint...Ch. 9 - Prob. 6CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 7CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 8CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 9CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 10CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 11CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 1AYKACh. 9 - Prob. 2AYKACh. 9 - A 28-year-old man woke up one morning and noticed...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4AYKACh. 9 - Prob. 5AYKB
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