Muscular System
The muscular system consists of over 600 skeletal muscles that enable voluntary movement, maintain posture, and generate heat. Understanding muscle anatomy including origin, insertion, action, and innervation is fundamental for clinical practice.
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Study Tips
- ✓Learn muscles by functional groups (flexors, extensors, abductors, adductors)
- ✓Use OIAN: Origin, Insertion, Action, Nerve for each muscle
- ✓Study antagonist pairs together (biceps/triceps)
- ✓Practice on cadavers or 3D models when possible
Clinical Relevance
Muscle anatomy knowledge is crucial for physical therapy, sports medicine, and understanding movement disorders. Clinical applications include muscle testing, injection sites, and rehabilitation protocols.
Muscular System FAQs
Common questions about the muscular system
The origin is the muscle attachment that remains stationary during contraction, typically proximal. The insertion is the attachment that moves, typically distal.
The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle, essential for hip extension and maintaining upright posture.
Use mnemonics and group muscles by their nerve supply. For example, the musculocutaneous nerve innervates the anterior arm compartment (BBC: Biceps, Brachialis, Coracobrachialis).
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