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What is the functional reason the muscle group on the dorsal leg is so much larger than the muscle group in the ventral leg region?
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∙ 11y ago
Because he weight of the body in many cases lie ove the muscle group and cause it to be much larger and more muscular.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoBecause that is the side that requires the most contraction power to move the bonesit is connected to for motion
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