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In clams, it's used to open and close the shell.
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What are the muscles that keep the clam shut?
the adductor muscle.
What do the muscles on the medial side of the femur do?
You and adductor compartment on the medial side of the femur. The main muscles are adductor magnus, adductor longus and adductor brevis. These muscles adduct the thigh. They are very important muscles for horse rider.
How many adductor muscles are there?
There is the adductor magnus, adductor brevis, adductor longus and gracilis, so there are at least 4.
Muscle group that allows you to draw your legs to midline?
Adductor muscles allow the bringing of the leg toward the midline of the body. In contrast, abductor muscles allow limbs to be drawn outward away from the body.
What are the muscles that move limb inward?
adductor muscles
What muscles open and close clam?
the adductor muscles
What is the function of the adductors?
The main function of the adductor muscles is to propel the legs towards the midline of the body. The four groups of adductor muscles are adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor Magnus and gracilis.
What group of thigh muscles that flex the thigh?
gracilis , adductor longus , adductor brevis and upper part of adductor magnus
What are the two shells of a clam held by?
The hinge ligament hold the two shells together as well as the adductor muscles which controls the opening and closing of the bivalve.
What are the names of the muscles in a frogs hindlimbs?
There are seven major muscles in the frogs hind limbs. Some of these muscles include adductor longus, triceps femoris, adductor Magnus and tendon Achilles.
What muscle starts with the letter A?
The antitragicus muscle is in the ear. The arytenoid muscle moves vocal cords.
What is the function of the two adductor muscles in the clam?
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