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Chapter 11, Problem 17DYKB
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To compare and contrast:
The flexor digitorum superfacialis and flexor digitorum profundus and where does each of these muscles insert. How are their tendons interrelated and what muscle actions do they perform.
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Muscle is defined as the soft tissue found in animals and humans. There are three types of muscles such as striated muscle, non-striated and cardiac muscle. Muscle is composed of actin and myosin protein filaments that slide into one another and cause contraction of the muscle. It helps to produce force and motion.
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