Chapter 11, Problem 5RQ

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The arm muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm at the elbow.

Introduction:

The movements in the body of an animal are performed by the means of a type of tissue called muscle tissue. Muscles are formed by the bundles of muscle fibers which are further composed of sarcomeres. The protein filaments namely, actin and myosin constitute a sarcomere. Different types of muscles have been assigned for the movement of various body parts.