Muscles+-+Alexah


 * // I. Muscles- Pig, Star Fish, and Crayfish! //**


 * Antagonistic muscles- ** tricept and bicept
 * Muscles that provide stability ** - Spine and pelvis
 * Core muscle- ** Abdomen


 * __ Vocabulary list: __**
 * Tendon ** - tough band connecting muscle to bone
 * Ligament ** - tough tissue connecting body parts
 * Origin ** - root of nerve or blood vessel
 * Insertion ** - attachment point
 * Belly ** - front of body around stomach
 * Abduction ** - pulls something away
 * Adduction ** - a movement that brings a part of the anatomy closer to the sagittal plane of the body.
 * Extension ** - straightening of limb
 * Flexion ** - bending of limbs


 * 1) 1. Move and manipulate the various appendages. Describe their movement. What do you find interesting about each of these? **In order for the appendages to move, the muscles have to move, then the appendages will move.**
 * 2) 2. Where do the muscles attach to the bone? **The muscles attach to the bone is called a tendon.**
 * 3) 3. How does where they attach determine the movement of the appendage? **Where the bones are attached determines the movement because if you for example pull a muscle it is then hard for the person to move your appendages.**
 * 4) 4. What are some of the differences between the muscle and the tissue where the muscle attaches to the bone?
 * The muscle and tissue that attaches to the bone is the tendon, therefore they are the same. **
 * 1) 5. Are there differences in the ways different muscles attach within the same organism?
 * Yes, muscles attach in different ways within the same organism because we have so many cells and they are all different. **
 * 1) 6. How are the attachments of the muscles similar and different among all the organisms including human muscles?
 * The attachments of the muscles are similar among organisms because all of the muscles connect the same way just some of them are a little more complex than others. For example, the human body is more complex than an animal body. **
 * 1) 7. What composes the tissue that connects the muscle to bone?
 * The tendon is composed of fibrous connective tissues. **


 * *Quality Question: **
 * How do the pigs stay preserved for so long for us to dissect them? **

The pig stays preserved in formaldehyde so they won’t rot or smell worse than they already do. []