Birds are able to fly through the contraction of two sets of muscles - the pectoralis minor and pectoralis major - which are connected from the sternum to the humerus. The pectoralis minor pulls the wings up in the upstroke, while the pectoralis major pulls the wings down in the downstroke. The rhythmic beating of the wings in this way generates forward thrust and lift, allowing birds to fly through exploiting their aerodynamic wing shape.
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Birds are able to fly through the contraction of two sets of muscles - the pectoralis minor and pectoralis major - which are connected from the sternum to the humerus. The pectoralis minor pulls the wings up in the upstroke, while the pectoralis major pulls the wings down in the downstroke. The rhythmic beating of the wings in this way generates forward thrust and lift, allowing birds to fly through exploiting their aerodynamic wing shape.
Birds are able to fly through the contraction of two sets of muscles - the pectoralis minor and pectoralis major - which are connected from the sternum to the humerus. The pectoralis minor pulls the wings up in the upstroke, while the pectoralis major pulls the wings down in the downstroke. The rhythmic beating of the wings in this way generates forward thrust and lift, allowing birds to fly through exploiting their aerodynamic wing shape.
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Birds are able to fly through the contraction of two sets of muscles - the pectoralis minor and pectoralis major - which are connected from the sternum to the humerus. The pectoralis minor pulls the wings up in the upstroke, while the pectoralis major pulls the wings down in the downstroke. The rhythmic beating of the wings in this way generates forward thrust and lift, allowing birds to fly through exploiting their aerodynamic wing shape.
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Athirah, Fatin Aisyah, Syahirah…. Special characteristics of Bird
• Its wing is aerofoil in shape
• It has pectoralis minor muscles and pectoralis major muscles • These muscles are antagonistic muscles • These muscles extend from sternum to humerus How Birds Fly? • When the pectoralis minor muscles contract, the wings are pulled up (upstroke) • When the pectoralis major muscles contract, the wings are pulled down (downstroke) • The wings which move up and down rhythmically generate the forward thrust as well as provide the lift for the flying bird Structure of a Bird Diagram of a Flying Bird THE END Thank you for your attention.