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Composite muscle

Muscles which have more than one set of fibers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Composite or hybrid muscles are those muscles which have more than one set of fibers but perform the same function and are usually supplied by different nerves for different set of fibers.[1][2]

Examples

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Commonly confused

Certain muscles are commonly confused with composite muscles which they are not. Examples are:

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