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The "tailors muscle", or the sartorius is the strap-like muscle that is a weak hip flexor. The sartorius muscle is the longest muscle in the human body.
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When you feel like urinating when does it pass out?
When you relax the muscle at the base of the bladder. The control of this muscle is learnt as a child, during potty training.
What makes the structure of muscle cells different from other cells?
basiccly there are more than two simiraties and differnces but illl tell yhu just 2 : normal cells: tiny and many but only cover parts of yhur body muscle cells: cover most of yhur body andstrong like the other guy said
Why should you not overtire your muscles?
Muscles should not be overworked because that can result in tearing of the muscles and muscle strain. It can also lead to other injuries like pulled muscles and sprains.
Neurotransmitter that triggers muscle contraction?
Acetylcholine (ah-Seh-til-KO-leen) is the organic molecule that triggers muscle contractions in humans. Acetylcholine acts on both the central nervous system (CNS) and on the peripheral nervous system (PNS). It is also the principal neurotransmitter in autonomic ganglia.
What is an analogy for mitochondrial DNA?
Mitochondria supply energy to the cell through their production of ATP, adenosine triphosphate. ATP releases energy when it forms ADP, adenosine diphosphate. There are more mitochondria in muscle cells than in skin cells because the muscle cells need more energy. Mitochondria are like the battery pack or dry cellsof the living cells.Mitochondria can also be the electrical supply of a company or fuel feeding a boiler.
Straplike muscle that is a weak thigh flexor the tailor's muscle?
Strap-like muscle that is a weak thigh flexor known as the tailor's muscle is called Sartorius. This is the muscle that connects to the hamstring.
What is the muscle that is like the two-bellied muscle that lies over it this muscle is a plantar flexor?
soleus
Strap-like muscle that runs through neck?
sternocleidomastoid
What is the agonist muscle in hip flexion?
Rectus femoris+ anterior thigh; quadriceps+ extension of leg at knee Vastus lateralis+ lateral anterior thigh; quadriceps+ extension of leg at knee Vastus Medialis+ medial anterior thigh; quadriceps+ extension of leg at knee Vastus intermedius+ deep anterior thigh; quadriceps+ extension of leg at knee Sartorius (*) parallel strap-like muscle that crosses thigh flexion of knee forward Biceps femoris* posterior thigh; hamstring* flexion of leg at knee Semitendinosus* posterior thigh; hamstring* flexion of leg at knee Semimembranosus* posterior thigh; hamstring* flexion of leg at knee
How do you slim large thigh muscle?
By sitting a lot and eating the wrong foods.
Can you break your leg from a shin splint?
It's possible to sprain muscles in the shin area.
What is the function of the gluteus superficialis?
The main function is to be an extensor muscle of the thigh, and is useful while doing actions like climbing the stairs, it also can laterally rotate and abduct (pull away from the bodies mid-line) the thigh.
Thigh muscle is an example of?
skeletal muscleSkeletal muscle, also called voluntary muscle(because you have voluntary control over it) or striated muscle (because they look like they have lots of tiny stripes when looked at under a microscope), is the type of muscle that lets your body move.
Why would you get stomach cramps after overstraining your thigh which was damaged in an accident?
You might be involuntarily using your stomach muscles more to make up for the limited use of your thigh muscle. Or something else may have been damaged in the accident. If muscle relaxers like Motrin don't ease the cramps you might want to pay the doc a visit.
What are the differences between flexors and extensors?
There are flexors and extensors in the forearm and they control the movements of the hand and wrist. If you hold your hand out (with the palm down), the flexors allow your hand to bend downward. The extensors allow your hand to bend upward.
Anatomical name for the thigh bone?
The thigh could have many anatomical names. The thigh is lateral. The thigh is inferior to the head. The thigh is superficial to the gluteus minimus. It all depends on how you are trying to use it.
Are people that are 10 getting the swine flu shot in the thigh?
Most children do get intramuscular injections in the thigh, but by the time they are 10, they probably are starting to get them in the upper arm like adults, depending on the amount of muscle mass they have and their over-all body size.
