Q6 Flexor digitorum superficialis Write a complete description of the features o

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

Write a complete description of the features of this muscle that affect how it performs its main actions in the body, using the following template. Answer each prompt in the template.

Muscle topography or location:

Principal attachments:

Muscle shape:

Joint moved (for each joint that is located between the principal attachments):

Functional characteristics of joint (plane, pivot, gliding, etc):

Type of movements allowed by joint:

Planes of movements allowed by joint:

Relative positions of or directions between proximal and distal attachments with respect to joint; for example, inferolateral to superomedial, etc.

Muscle's “Line of Pull (orientation of main axis of muscle action relative to the segments connected by the joints); for example diagonal, orthogonal, in-line, etc.

The muscle orientation combined with the movement allowed at the joints, causes

this change in position: ________________________

of this segment of the body:______________________

in this (these) plane(s):______________________

Explanation / Answer

Flexor digitorum superficialis;

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