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Muscular System

The muscular system allows humans to move. Muscles also provide strength, balance and heat.

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What muscles are involved in horizontal flexion?

The muscles that horizontally flex the shoulder are the Pectoralis Major and the coracobrachialis.

Why do skeletal muscles need large amounts of ATP?

ATP stands for adenosine triphosphate. It is needed to make muscles move. It is created by cellular respiration which creates energy for cells to function. Then those properly energized and properly functioning cells make our muscles move when told to do so by our brain.

What muscles involved in shoulder joint adduction act as fixators?

The muscles that perform adduction to the shoulder include the pectoralis major, lattissimus dors, but these are the primary movers. The fixators that do adduction are the subscapularis and teres major.

Strongest muscle in the body is?

yes the tongue is the strongest muscle is the tongue

What is the functional reason the muscle group on the dorsal leg is so much larger than the muscle group in the ventral leg region?

Because he weight of the body in many cases lie ove the muscle group and cause it to be much larger and more muscular.

What muscles contract during inspiration?

The diaphragm, a large dome-shaped muscle, lies just under the lungs. Its upward dome-shape flattens, moving downward and expanding the thoracic cavity, during inspiration. The rib muscles simultaneously contract and pull the rib cage up and outward, further expanding the thoracic cavity. The increased volume of the thoracic cavity causes air to rush into the lungs. Exhalation occurs when the diaphragm and rib muscles relax, reducing the volume of the thoracic cavity. The expansion and contraction of the thoracic cavity occurs between 12 and 20 times each minute in adults.

How do bones and muscles work together as a lever?

I think that bones and muscles work like levers in that muscles provide force (through contraction) while one bone acts as a beam, while another acts as an anchor for a muscle. This other bone may also afford the actual hinge upon which the lever turns (such as the Radius, Ulna, Humerus, and Bicep Muscle Group). This is not always the case, however (in example, muscles used to manipulate the fingers and thumb are located in the forearm, with multiple joints in between).

In basic terms of the field, the Origin of a muscle describes where it attaches at the end that is the anchor. The point at which the muscle attaches to the bone that is moved relative to the Origin is called the Insertion. Not all Origins and Insertions are bones, but most skeletal muscles are, indeed, attached as such.

What type of muscle bends the knee?

Hamstrings ( Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus & Semimembranosus) are the Agonistic Muscles

Quadricpes ( Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis & Vastus Intermedius) are the Antagonistic Muscles

Hope I Helped... Sharnie x :)

What is voluntary exile?

Voluntary migration involve weighing up the advantages and disadvantages prior to a decision being made

Why is a bicep considered an organ?

An organ is made up of 2 or more tissues that form a more complex structure. A skeletal muscle is composed of skeletal muscle tissue and connective tissue. Therefore, it is an organ.

What is the functional unit of a skeletal muscle is what?

The sarcomere is one of the base units of a skeletal muscle. These sarcomeres make up myofibrils. They consist of long chains of fibrous proteins such as actin, myosin and titin. These myofibrils are, in turn, constituents of long tubular cells called myocytes, or 'muscle cells'.

If you find it difficult to remember the order; try remembering it in the same way you might remember how body systems are made up:

Organism > Organ system > Organ > Tissue > Cell
Muscle > Myocyte > Myofibril > Sarcomere

This represents the decrease in size from muscle to sarcomere.

If you had an accident and paralyzed your biceps what movement you be unable to make?

You will feel strain in your muscles and they will eventually have to be amputated.

If 2.2 picograms of DNA could be extracted from a certain number of human muscle cells about how many picograms of DNA could be extracted from the same number of human gamete cells?

Since human body cells (like muscle cells) contain twice the amount of DNA present in human gamete cells, roughly 1.1 pg of DNA can be expected out of human gamete cells

What is the function of antagonistic muscles?

Working in antagonistic pairs allows the body part to move back to its original position. For instance, your fingers wouldn't work very well if you only had a muscle to flex them, but not extend them.

What may happen if the nerves that control the muscle are injured?

Depends on what kind of nerve damage and how severe is it

If it is partial motor nerve then you feel

weakness

Total loss of motor nerve then you cant move that muscle and it will have no muscle tone

if it is sensory nerve then you will have altered sensations

total loss of sensory nerve then you wont feel a thing ...

What muscles are used in a star jump?

it works your biceps and triceps along with your breast

What is the origin of the levator scapulae?

the origlevator capulae is the transverse process and cervical vertebrae

[ref: nath & martini- anatomy and physiology tetbook]

A muscle between the elbow and the shoulder is the?

There are two major ones. The bicep brachii (more commonly know as just the bicep, or slang is guns (In the UK any way)) is on the front and the Tricep brachii (usally just called the tricep) is on the back.

Which muscle is not connected at both ends?

The tongue is a muscle that is not attached at both ends.