Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e + WileyPLUS Registration Card
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Chapter 11, Problem 2CP
List the three types of levers, and give an example of a first-, second-, and third-class lever found in the body.
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Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e + WileyPLUS Registration Card
Ch. 11 - Using the terms origin, insertion, and belly,...Ch. 11 - List the three types of levers, and give an...Ch. 11 - 3. Define the roles of the prime mover (agonist),...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4CPCh. 11 - 5. Select 10 muscles in Figure 11.3 and identify...Ch. 11 - Prob. 6CPCh. 11 - QUESTION 7
7. Why do the muscles of facial...Ch. 11 - Prob. 8CPCh. 11 - Prob. 9CPCh. 11 - When your physician says, "Open your mouth, stick...
Ch. 11 - Prob. 11CPCh. 11 - What muscles do you contract to signify "yes" and...Ch. 11 - QUESTION 13
13. Which muscles do you contract when...Ch. 11 - What are the names of the three openings in the...Ch. 11 - 15. Which muscles are strengthened by Kegel...Ch. 11 - What are the borders and contents of the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 17CPCh. 11 - QUESTION 18
18. Why are the two muscles that cross...Ch. 11 - Prob. 19CPCh. 11 - Prob. 20CPCh. 11 - Prob. 21CPCh. 11 - What is the largest muscle group of the back?Ch. 11 - What is the origin of most muscles that move the...Ch. 11 - Question 24
24. Which muscles are part of the...Ch. 11 - What are the superior extensor retinaculum and...Ch. 11 - How do the intrinsic muscles of the hand and foot...Ch. 11 - Prob. 1CTQCh. 11 - 2. While taking the bus to the supermarket,...Ch. 11 - 3. Minor-league pitcher Jose has been throwing a...
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- Differentiate between the arrangement of elements (load, fulcrum, and effort) in first-, second-, and third-class levers.arrow_forwardFor a given movement, differentiate specific muscles that function as prime mover, antagonist, synergist or fixator.arrow_forwardExplain the role of agonist, antagonist, synergist, and fixator muscles. Give two examples of each.arrow_forward
- Name the three types of lever systems and indicate the arrangement of effort, fulcrum, and load in each. Also note the advantages of each type of lever system.arrow_forwardName four criteria used in naming muscles, and provide an example that illustrates each criterion.arrow_forwardGive a part of the body that uses the 2nd class lever system and; Explain how does the type of the lever system employed by the muscle influence the force it can generate and the load it can overcome?arrow_forward
- Compare and contrast first-, second-, and third-class leversarrow_forwardWhat benefit is provided by a lever that operates at a mechanical advantage?arrow_forwardWhat class of lever is described by the following activities: (1) the soleus plantar flexing the foot; (2) the deltoid abducting the arm; (3) the triceps brachii extending the forearm during push-ups?arrow_forward
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