Musculature

Objectives： After studying this topic, the students will be able to

1. To understand the classification of the muscles and their characteristics
2. To describe functions of a skeletal muscle
3. To explain the mechanism of muscle contraction and coordination
4. To distinguish the differences among agonists, antagonists, and synergists
5. To distinguish the action of multi-joint muscles from that of single-joint motion

1. Brown DA (2002).  Muscle: The ultimate force generator in the body.  In Neumann DA: Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Physical Rehabilitation. Philadelphia: Mosby.  Chapter 3, pp. 41-55
2. Smith LK et al., 1996. Chapter 4
3. Lorenz T et al. (2001).  Biomechanics of skeletal muscles.  In Nordin M & Frankel VH: Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System.  Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Chapter 6, pp.148-176

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