Human Anatomy & Physiology (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134553511
Author: Erin C. Amerman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 3CYU
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While standing upright, the erector spinae muscle and transversospinal muscle always remain in a state of continual contraction.
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The erector spindle is the largest muscle of the vertebral column; it forms a prominent bulge around the vertebral column. The transversospinalis muscle group is so named because it runs from the transverse process of the spinous processes of the vertebrae.
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Human Anatomy & Physiology (2nd Edition)
Ch. 9.1 - What is a fascicle, and how does it relate to the...Ch. 9.1 - 2. How do the terms pennate, parallel, and...Ch. 9.1 - The adductor magnus muscle is a muscle in the...Ch. 9.1 - 4. What is the role of an agonist in a muscle...Ch. 9.1 - What are a muscles origin and insertion, and how...Ch. 9.1 - 6. How do first-, second-, and third-class lever...Ch. 9.2 - 1. How do the muscles of facial expression differ...Ch. 9.2 - Which muscles are involved in opening and closing...Ch. 9.2 - What are three muscles involved in producing happy...Ch. 9.2 - Which muscles are involved in producing frowning...
Ch. 9.2 - Which extrinsic eye muscles pull the eyeball...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 6QCCh. 9.2 - Prob. 7QCCh. 9.2 - Prob. 8QCCh. 9.2 - Prob. 9QCCh. 9.2 - What are the three main muscles of the erector...Ch. 9.2 - 11. What additional roles besides supporting...Ch. 9.3 - What is the main muscle of inspiration, and where...Ch. 9.3 - What roles do the external and internal...Ch. 9.3 - Which muscles are involved in trunk flexion?Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 4QCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 5QCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 6QCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 1QCCh. 9.4 - Which posterior trunk muscles act on the scapula?...Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 3QCCh. 9.4 - 4. What are two muscles that adduct the arm?
Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 5QCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 6QCCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1QCCh. 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. 4CYRCh. 9 - 5. Which function is being fulfilled by a muscle...Ch. 9 - Prob. 6CYRCh. 9 - Which eye muscle passes through the trochlea and...Ch. 9 - Prob. 8CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 9CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 10CYRCh. 9 - 11. Match the muscle with its main...Ch. 9 - Prob. 12CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 13CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 14CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 15CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 16CYRCh. 9 - Prob. 1CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 2CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 3CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 4CYUCh. 9 - Prob. 5CYUCh. 9 - The rectus femoris muscle originates from the...Ch. 9 - Prob. 1AYKACh. 9 - Prob. 2AYKACh. 9 - Prob. 3AYKACh. 9 - Prob. 4AYKACh. 9 - Prob. 5AYKB
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