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Description of body shape and motion. (a) Lateral view of an organism of arbitrary shape and idealized muscle layout (red line). (b) Body cross section of area A(x) and muscle cross section of area Am(x) on each side of the body (red). (c) Dorsal view of the motion kinematics. (d) Three-dimensional view of a body with a cross section highlighted.
