plural snack bars. snack bar. noun. plural snack bars. Learner's definition of SNACK BAR. [count] : a public place where small meals and snacks are served usually at a counter. There's a snack bar at the pool where we can get nachos.
All muscles exert their force by pulling between at least two points of attachment. The movement that results from contraction is called the action of the muscle. Typically, one attachment remains stationary and is called the origin and the other attachment moves and is called the insertion. Almost all muscles cross at least one joint (moveable connection between two bones) and cause an action across that joint.
A voluntary muscles usually works across a joint. It is attached to both the bones by strong cords called tendons. When the muscles contracts, usually just one bone moves. For example when the biceps in the arm contracts, the radius moves but the scapula does not. When a muscle contracts, usually just one bone moves. The other is stationary. The origin is where the muscle joins the stationary bone.