Wrist-Finger Flexors: Flexors are the muscles that flex a joint. A wrist and the adjoining fingers have multiple muscles that work together to bring about complex movements. Flexor muscles are found at the front side of the forearm. Flexor muscles help flex the wrist. A few of them are: flexor digiti, flexor retinaculum, etc. These […]
The rectus abdominus muscle is located on the front part of the body in the abdominal region. These muscles support the forward bending of the back, and they pull the ribs and the pelvis inwards and curve the back. These muscles are also used during bowel movements and coughing. Strengthening of the rectus abdominus muscles
It takes place when we move or we try to push or pull an object. During muscle contraction, the muscle fibres (the light and dark myofibrils) slide over one another and when the muscle is relaxed, after the performance of the movement, the same muscle fibres slide apart. The moment we perform a movement, the
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The biceps are two-headed muscles on the front part of the upper arm. They are divided into two parts: the long head and the short head. They are one of the skeletal muscles that help in the movement of the elbow and the shoulder. While lifting the load, the motion of the shoulder and the
Deltoid muscle is found on the uppermost part of the arm. It covers the top of the shoulder joint. It resembles an equilateral triangle in shape. This muscle helps in the movement and rotation of the neck and mainly it provides stability to the shoulder blade. It helps in the lifting and twisting of the
Trapezius muscle is found in the upper and back portion of the neck, shoulders and chest. This is one of the vital muscles of the upper part of the back. It is a large triangular muscle. It extends from the uppermost point of the neck to the spine and the shoulder blade region. The main
EpicraniusMuscles The muscles that cover the skull are the epicranius muscles. The epicranius muscles are comprised of two muscles: the frontalis muscle and the occipitalis muscle. The muscle located on the forehead is the frontalis muscle, while the occipitalis muscle is located on the right and the left side of the skull on the back
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Smooth muscles are also called visceral muscles as they are present in the internal organs of the body, such as blood vessels, the gastrointestinal tract, the bladder or the uterus. These muscles are responsible for the contraction/movement of the internal organs. The smooth muscles are the weakest muscles and are controlled by the brain. The
Skeletal muscles are the only voluntary muscles in the body. These muscles are connected with the skeleton, hence are called skeletal muscles. These muscles are composed of striated muscle tissues. Somatic nervous system is responsible for every action of these muscles. This is the reason why these are called voluntary muscles. These muscles are usually
Cardiac muscle is a unique type of muscle that is found only in the heart. These muscles are formed by specialised muscle tissues, composed of striated cells. These cells help the heart to pump the blood to the entire body. The pumping of blood is possible due to the contraction of the heart muscles. These
Muscles consist of several muscle bundles. These muscle bundles are composed of several muscle fibres or myocytes. They are held together by a layer of connective tissue and are lined by sarcolemma. Each muscle fibre is composed of several parallely arranged strands called myofibrils. The myofibrils contain two important proteins: actin and myosin. The striated
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