HUMAN ANATOMY BUNDLE F17
HUMAN ANATOMY BUNDLE F17
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ISBN: 9780134845876
Author: Martini
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 9RFT
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Match the term gastrocnemius with the most closely related description given below:

abducts the toes

flexes hip and/or lumbar spine

adduct (retract) scapula

connective tissue bands

plantar flexion at ankle

originates on ilium

flexes elbow

dorsiflexes ankle and inverts foot

lateral rotation of humerus at shoulder

supinates forearm

extends, adducts, medially rotates humerus at shoulder

Introduction:

The large gastrocnemius and the soleus ate the foot’s plantar flexor. The soleus acts synergistically to the gastrocnemius and it increases the speed and the force of the plantar flexion.

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