Muscular system
Muscular system
Muscular system
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Axial musculature: tetrapod condition<br />
• Epaxial muscle: basic longitudinal structure<br />
in all vertebrates.<br />
– Associated with vertebral column.<br />
– Subdivided into separate muscles in tetrapods.<br />
– Attach to zygapophyses s and other processes.<br />
s<br />
• Strengthen vertebral column.<br />
– Extend anteriorly onto cranium.<br />
• Support head (esp. splenius).
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