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    oblivious to is the various muscles and joints needed to do in the simple act of opening a door. To begin, Matt first had to stand from his sitting position, in order to go and get his food from the delivery person. With standing, it is necessary to be in control and maintain a steady posture, or one would constantly be landing on their face. While sitting, Matt is using muscles such as Quadriceps, Fibularis Longus, Latissimus Dorsi, and of course; his Gluteus Medius muscles. With that, we see there

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    Ethmoid Sinuses, Orbits and Plates, Vomer, Crista Galli, Middle nasal meatus and concha, Bony Nasal Septum, Superior Nasal Concha and Oblique muscle, Retroorbital fat, Zygomatic Bone and arch, Ethmoid Bulla, Internal table, Diploe, External table, Cribriform plate, infundibulum, Uncinate, Maxillary Sinuses, Teeth, Mandible, Optic nerve and artery, Lateral, Medial, and lateral Rectus Muscles.

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    The process of doing squats involves a process of using muscles in bottom half of the torso. There are primary muscles in doing squats which are the gluteus maximus, quadriceps, and hamstrings. The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the body and covers each buttock. The origin of this muscle is the sacrum, coccyx, and ilium. The insertion is the posterior surface of femur and fascia of the thigh which helps to extend the thigh at the hip. The gluteus maximus helps to straighten the limb at

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    back down to a prone position. In this phase, the same muscles are used as discussed in the pushing up phase, except in the opposite direction. Stabilizers The muscles being discussed are needed to help stabilize the body and keep it straight while doing a push-up. The primary muscles being examined are the abdominal muscles. These muscles are called the rectus abdominis. They are located in the anterior trunk of the midline. This muscle is divided into two sides and is separated by the linea

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    Cranial Nerves The human body is a unique and fascinating entity. There is not much notice taken of the features the human body is capable of. The brain is necessary to perform day-to-day actions, such as the ability to speak, and see amongst us. This brain is made up of simple mater (Pia mater, Arachnoid mater, Dura mater) and the cranial surface to protect the brain. We live our daily lives without acknowledging the importance of this organ, the brain, unless you’re a medical student of

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    Optic Nervous System

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    extrinsic eye muscles that are primarily responsible for eye movement.” The three nerves that contribute to human eye movement are: oculomotor, abducens and trochlear nerve. The oculomotor is a pure motor nerve, “that controls the superior, inferior and medial rectus,” (Marieb, 495) The abducens nerve is a purely motor nerve that carries motor impulses to the lateral rectus that permits the eye to move side to side and abduct. The trochlear nerve innervates the superior oblique eye muscle that allows

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    Thoracic muscles involved in forced expiration include the interosseous portion of the internal intercostals, innermost intercostals, transversus thoracis, subcostals, and serratus posterior inferior. The function of the interosseous portion of the internal intercostals

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    Muscles: A Case Study

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    3. While performing the off-centre attitude in parallel different groups of muscles contract to produce movement needed to execute this balance. Beginning from the lower half of the body there are primary muscles that contract to produce dorsiflexion of the calcaneus: the tibialis anterior and pernoneous tertius are the agonists and the peroneous longus and peroneous brevis are the antagonists of this action. Although, when dorsiflexion reverses to plantaflexion the roles of agonist and antagonist

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    bone in a synovial joint has articular cartilage at the articulating surface. The C-shaped medial and lateral menisci serve to deepen the articulation at the superior surface of the tibia, thus enhancing the bony stability of the joint. Also

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    2002) as it is an effective exercise that works a variety of muscles including the gluteals, hamstrings, quadriceps and abdominals. This report focused on the lower limb muscles only. Understanding different types of movement is important for sport and exercise to help rehabilitate injuries of athletes. Coaches and trainers may find understanding the squat a good way to prevent injuries as it is an excellent way to build the muscles of the lower limbs. The four main phases of the squat technique

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