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Muscular System: Part 2 – Muscles As Machines & Compartmentalization

 Category: Anatomy, Anatomy & Physiology Foundations Series, General, Health Professions, How My Body Works, Musculoskeletal, Musculoskeletal, Pre-Clinical, Pre-Medical, Systems Anatomy      Tags: compartmentilization, complexity of control, contraction types, deep fascia, fascia, hypodermis, intermuscular septae, interosseus membrane, isometric contraction, isotonic contractions, joints, joints crossed, levers, long muscles, major compartments, mobility, muscles as machines, muscular system, pull angle, role of faciae, short muscles, stability, subcutaneous tissue, superficial fascia, torque

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