Why Is Pec Major Shaped Like This?
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the various different ways skeletal muscles appear, and what each unique shape means for its overall function.
Video Timeline
00:00 – 00:49 Intro
00:50 – 02:35 Skeletal Muscle Cells
02:36 – 04:49 Building a Muscle
04:50 – 06:29 Building a Tendon
06:30 – 08:34 Origin vs Insertion
08:35 – 10:10 Flipping the Script
10:11 – 11:39 Circular Fiber Orientation
11:40 – 13:22 Parallel Fiber Orientation
13:23 – 16:21 Oblique Fiber Orientation
16:22 – 18:56 Why the Different Shapes?
18:57 – 19:27 Support the Channel
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