one main muscle operating the limb near the body

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11:40 Mar 18, 2009
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English term or phrase: one main muscle operating the limb near the body
The wing flapping motion of a bird requires a bird to have two main wing muscles (unlike in most land based creatures which have ***one main muscle operating the limb near the body***).

What does "near the body" refer to? the muscle? or the limb?
Ana Juliá
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Explanation:
Obviously, in humans as well as in animals, each limb has several muscles to enable movement between the different segments of the limb and between the limb and the body.

But, near the body (near the joint that is, where the limb joins the body) there is one main muscle.
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5 +1The main muscle on your torso to your shoulder The Lats
Gary D
4the limb is near the body
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the limb is near the body


Explanation:
the muscle operates the limb that is near the body. :)

Lingua.Franca
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neutral  d_vachliot (X): You're misconstruing the meaning of the original+you're not providing an explanation.
49 mins
  -> Ana did not ask us to explain human (or avian) anatomy. She simply asked whether "near the body" referred to the muscle or the limb. I think I answered it unambiguously. Which part did I misconstrue?
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explanation


Explanation:
Obviously, in humans as well as in animals, each limb has several muscles to enable movement between the different segments of the limb and between the limb and the body.

But, near the body (near the joint that is, where the limb joins the body) there is one main muscle.

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The main muscle on your torso to your shoulder The Lats


Explanation:
The main muscle on your torso to your shoulder. The Lats
By Body they mean Torso..

The Latissimus Dorsi is used to pull the arm down towards the pelvis.
On a bird they have a muscle to pull the wing in the opposite direction as well.

http://www.fitstep.com/Advanced/Anatomy/Back.htm

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Gary D
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agree  Jason Kang: Agreed! 'Body' means here the 'torso' or the 'trunk'.
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  -> Thanks nakcl
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