Difference between posture muscle and phasic muscle?
Posture muscles
* Also known as tonic muscles
* Maintain body posture and skeletal positions
* Slow to contract and relax
* Generate relatively low force
* Active for long periods of time without fatiguing
* Examples: soleus, gastrocnemius, erector spinae
Phasic muscles
* Also known as twitch muscles
* Produce rapid, powerful movements
* Contract and relax quickly
* Generate high force
* Fatigue quickly if held in a contracted state for too long
* Examples: biceps brachii, quadriceps, deltoids
