The Tongue.
The thenar muscles, which are located at the base of the thumb, are an example of short muscles. The human body contains three types of muscles.
Movement is when your move your body with your muscles. You are using kinetic energy to control the movement in your body.
Peristalsis is the contraction of the digestive muscles. Peristalsis is the contractions that occur in the smooth muscles of the body.
We have about 200+ bones in our body, but each bone must be controlled by several muscles. And some muscles do not control bones, for example the facial muscles and the eye muscles. So there are more muscles than bones.
Yes for example biceps and triceps
Abductor muscles are the muscles which cause abduction. prime example being lateral head of the shoulder abducts your arms to the side of your body. similarly you have the muscles in your lower body which abducts your legs to the sides.
Smooth muscles are found in hollow parts of the body. For example they are found in the stomach, intestines, blood vessels, and the bladder. They can contract in all directions.
Body muscles
There are several muscles in the human body that are not located above the waist. For example, the brevis and longus muscles are not above the waist, as they are located in the legs.
The body has more skeletal muscles.
There are three types of muscles found in the human body. The muscles found in the body are the visceral, cardiac, and skeletal muscles.
There are 640 muscles or over 600 muscles in the human body