TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Muscle Structure and Function A1 - Chleboun, Gary A2 - Levangie, Pamela K. A2 - Norkin, Cynthia C. Y1 - 2011 N1 - T2 - Joint Structure and Function: A Comprehensive Analysis, 5e AB - The skeletal muscles, like the joints, are designed to contribute to the body's needs for mobility and stability. Muscles serve a mobility function by producing or controlling the movement of a bony lever around a joint axis; they serve a stability function by resisting extraneous movement of joint surfaces and through approximation of joint surfaces. The body is incapable of either supporting itself against gravity or producing motion without muscle function. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1132838407 ER -