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The muscle primarily responsible for a movement is called the prime mover, and muscles that assist in this action are called synergists. A synergist that makes the insertion site more stable is called a fixator. Meanwhile, a muscle with the opposite action of the prime mover is called an antagonist.
- Lindsay M. Biga, Sierra Dawson, Amy Harwell, Robin Hopkins, Joel Kaufmann, Mike LeMaster, Philip Mat...
- 2019
Feb 18, 2019 · This is not how it works. Muscles must work together to produce different bodily movements and a particular muscle’s role may change depending on the movement. Synergy and Synergist Muscles. The most important aspect to understand about how muscles function to produce a joint movement is synergy.
Specify four factors which determine the type of movement accomplished by a muscle. Define “origin” and “insertion” as these terms pertain to skeletal muscles. Describe how the locations of the origin(s) and insertion(s) of a skeletal muscle affect the movement produced when that muscle contracts.
Muscle. Action. Origin. Insertion. iliocostalis (thoracis, lumborum) flexing the vertebral column laterally, extending the vertebral column. thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, ilium, sacrum. ribs. latissimus dorsi. extending, adducting, and medially rotating arm at the shoulder. thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, ribs. humerus. levator scapulae
In everyday life, it’s actually pretty rare for us to be in anatomical position. So, how does this change how we understand muscle origin, insertion, and action? Let’s use the example of the psoas major muscle to take a look at this.
The moveable end of the muscle that attaches to the bone being pulled is called the muscle’s insertion, whereas the end of the muscle attached to a fixed (stabilized) bone is called the origin.
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Feb 23, 2024 · The muscle origin is considered the anchor or start point of the muscle, usually located on the immovable (or less movable) bone, while the muscle insertion refers to the endpoint, attached to the bone that will be moved when the muscle contracts.