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biarticular

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bi·ar·tic·u·lar (bär-tky-lr)
adj.
Relating to two joints; diarthric.

biarticular.
diarthric [di-ahr´thrik]
pertaining to or affecting two different joints; called also biarticular and diarticular.

biarticular (bīˑ·är·tikˑ·y·ler),
adj pertaining to a muscle, which crosses two joints acting on both.

biarticular
affecting two joints.


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Contribution of mono-and biarticular muscles to extending knee joint moments in runners and cyclists.
While reciprocal inhibition causes increased net activity about a joint for an isolated movement (10), the gross activity may be reduced in the closed-chain as opposing, biarticular muscles co-contract to allow for movement of all joints in the chain.
Conversely, biarticular muscles cross the hip and knee (e.
 
 
 
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