5 golden rules of skeletal muscle activity

Discipline: Medical Sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology etc.)

Type of Paper: Question-Answer

Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)

Paper Format: APA

Pages: 1 Words: 275

Question


5 golden rules of skeletal muscle activity


1
With a few exceptions, all skeletal muscles cross at least one joint.
2


Typically, the bulk of a skeletal muscle lies proximal to the joint crossed.


3


All skeletal muscles have at least two attachments: the origin and the insertion.


4

Skeletal muscles can only pull; they never push.


5


During contraction, a skeletal muscles insertion moves toward origin.