Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

  1. The Muscular System
    1. Muscle Tissue Types
      1. Smooth Muscle
        1. Structure
          1. Locations
            1. Function
            2. Cardiac Muscle
              1. Structure
                1. Function
                  1. Unique Properties
                  2. Skeletal Muscle
                    1. Structure
                      1. Organization
                        1. Voluntary Control
                      2. Anatomy and Function of Skeletal Muscle
                        1. Muscle Fiber Structure
                          1. Myofibrils
                            1. Sarcomeres
                            2. Sarcomere and Contraction Mechanism
                              1. Actin and Myosin
                                1. Sliding Filament Theory
                                2. Muscle Attachment
                                  1. Tendons
                                    1. Aponeuroses
                                    2. Leverage Systems
                                      1. First-Class Levers
                                        1. Second-Class Levers
                                          1. Third-Class Levers
                                        2. Classification of Muscles
                                          1. Somatic Muscles
                                            1. Voluntary Control
                                              1. Skeletal Attachment
                                              2. Visceral Muscles
                                                1. Involuntary Control
                                                  1. Organ Function
                                                  2. Axial Muscles
                                                    1. Trunk Muscles
                                                      1. Regional Organization
                                                      2. Appendicular Muscles
                                                        1. Limb Muscles
                                                          1. Girdle Muscles
                                                        2. Comparative Muscle Groups
                                                          1. Cranial Musculature
                                                            1. Branchiomeric Muscles
                                                              1. Pharyngeal Arch Derivatives
                                                                1. Jaw Muscles
                                                                  1. Gill Muscles
                                                                  2. Hypobranchial Muscles
                                                                    1. Origin
                                                                      1. Function
                                                                        1. Innervation
                                                                      2. Axial Musculature
                                                                        1. Myomeres
                                                                          1. Myosepta
                                                                            1. Trunk Muscles
                                                                              1. Tail Muscles
                                                                                1. Epaxial Muscles
                                                                                  1. Hypaxial Muscles
                                                                                  2. Appendicular Musculature
                                                                                    1. Limb Muscle Organization
                                                                                      1. Evolutionary Changes in Tetrapods
                                                                                        1. Functional Groups
                                                                                      2. Electric Organs
                                                                                        1. Origin from Muscle Tissue
                                                                                          1. Structure
                                                                                            1. Function in Communication
                                                                                              1. Function in Predation
                                                                                                1. Distribution Among Vertebrates

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