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What is the muscle at the back of the calf called?
The largest muscle of your calf is the gastrocnemius.
What muscle is located in the upper part of your back in the middle?
The muscle located in the upper part of your back in the middle is called the trapezius muscle. It is a large, triangular muscle that extends from the base of your skull down to the middle of your spine and across to your shoulders. Its primary function is to move and stabilize the shoulder blades.
Prominent projection at back of skull?
Is called the External Occipital Protuberance and its function is simply an attachment for the occipitalis muscle.
What is the enlargement of muscle cells called?
Enlargement of muscle cells is called hypertrophy.
What is a superficial muscle of the neck and upper back acts at the shoulder This muscle is the?
Trapezius Muscle!
What is your thigh muscle called?
Your thigh muscle is called your Quadricep.
What is the muscle at the back of the calf called?
The largest muscle of your calf is the gastrocnemius.
How are the short length and slow movement in muscles like digestive organs?
The muscles in organs are called smooth muscle. Smooth muscle has short length and slow movement. It is involuntary unlike skeletal muscle.
What do you call a muscle string at the back?
Its proffesionaly called a hamstring
What is the muscle group at the back of your thigh called?
The quadriceps femoris.
Immediately following the arrival of the stimulus at a skeletal muscle cell there is a short period called?
The short period following the arrival of a stimulus at a skeletal muscle cell is called the latent period. During this time, the muscle cell is preparing for contraction by releasing calcium ions and activating the contractile proteins.
Which muscle group is called the ghost headaches muscles?
Back of the neck
What is the name of the muscle in the front of your thighs?
The front one is called a hamstring and the back is called the quads.
What is the name of the muscle in front of your thighs?
The front one is called a hamstring and the back is called the quads.
What is the large trapezoid shaped muscle of the back?
The trapazoid-like thingy muscle thingy.Live w/ it.Its actually called the Trapezius
What is Lengthening of muscle is called?
The lengthening of a muscle is called 'relaxing'. As the SHORT muscles work antagonistically- when one contracts, one relaxes. Therefore as one muscle shortens the other lengthens. This is between the bicep and tricep and the hamstring and quadricep. When a muscle shortens it also thickens, this is why you can feel your muscle rise when you bring your arm towards you.
Which muscle will allow you to grip a horse's back with your thighs?
The quadriceps are the muscles used to grip a horse's back when riding on a horse. This muscle is sometimes called the thigh muscles.
