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How are muscles jointed?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Muscles are not jointed, though the bones they attach to may be.

For example, your biceps muscle attaches to both your scapula (shoulder blade) and radius (one of the forearm bones). Contracting the muscle causes the elbow joint to bend.

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