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Muscular System
The muscular system allows humans to move. Muscles also provide strength, balance and heat.
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A rotator cuff muscle that lies immediately inferior to the infraspinatus?
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What size needle should be used for the deltoid muscle for an adult male?
1.5 for needle length to be used in the deltoid.
Intial Effect: The Right Atrium cannot allow deoxygenated blood to pass through Pulmonary Artery and lack of oxygen circulation through the body will have dire consequences. Eventually, the Right Atrium will get overflown with blood and will explode, resulting in death.
What does the inferior oblique muscle of the eye do?
The inferior oblique muscle of the eye, abducts, elevates and laterally rotates the eye
Does smooth muscle have z lines?
No, smooth muscle is poorly organized and do not have the Z lines which are characteristic of sarcomeres.
What muscle originates at the anterior superior iliac spine and crosses both hip and knee joints?
The muscle that originate from ASIS is sartorius muscle. Inguinal ligament also originate here.
By Binaisa Deus medical student KIU Uganda
What percentage of the body is muscle?
There are 3 types of body muscle. I suppose you mean skeletal muscle (then ones you can actively move and see).
According to Wikipedia, 42% of the body mass of an average adult male consists of skeletal muscle. For an average adult female it is 36%.
What are the trapezius muscles for?
The main purpose of the trapezius muscle if to stabilize the shoulder blade (scapula); provide a base for the movements of the arm, and to create the shoulder girdle for stability to the upper body.
What type of muscle tissue is found in the lungs?
Lungs are made of spongey elastic tissue. Muscles around the lungs help it contract.
What muscle is associated with being able to sit cross legged?
well, your biceps longus is the muscle on the top of your thigh. You engage this muscle when you lift it while in the sitting position. the , once the leg is crossed, it is gravity that keeps your leg in place. ( I think :) )
What are the muscles that involve in the movement?
Muscles can contract, and they can relax. Most muscles are connected to bones, although some are not (such as the lip muscles). All the movements of the human body are caused by various patterns of contracting muscles and relaxing muscles.
An abducens muscle is another name for rectus lateralis, a muscle in the eye which moves the eye away from the centre of the face.
The is a circular muscle located at the entrance and exit to the stomach?
LES-Lower Esophageal Sphincter aka Cardiac Sphincter prevents stomach contents from entering the esophagus.
UES-Upper Esphageal Sphincter- Reduces air entering the stomach
Pyloric Sphincter is found at the end of the stomach and control the release of food from the stomach to the small intestine.
Just what does pass from neuron to the muscle cells?
via chemicals called neurotransmitters, expressed at sites called synapses, which are tiny gaps between a neuron and another neuron or a muscle cell.
How does the muscle cell help us move?
It helps move you. Your bones make up your structure. These muscles allow your body to move.
Why does the male body become more muscular during puberty?
One very basic and straight-forward answer ----> testosterone. At puberty, the male testes and adrenal glands produce far more testosterone than estrogen, thereby eventually producing the male physique. RBB, MD
Which muscle attachment is usually fixed or immovable?
What is the Orgin of a muscle, and the moveable part is the insertion
The junction between a motor neurons axon and the muscle cell membrane is called?
neuromuscular junction or myoneural junction
What happens to the muscles when there is a lack of ATP?
When a body dies, stored calcium leaks and calcium pumps don't function anymore, so the extra calcium causes actin and myosin filaments of muscle fibers to become link, which causes the body to stiffen.
The non-moving portion of the muscle attached to bone or other fixed muscle is the?
It is called the origin.
Why does the pelvic floor muscle weaken with age?
If you haven't given birth yet then this isn't the answer for you, since the pelvic floor is forced to stretch while in labor. This still answers the question no matter how long ago you gave birth. Usually after labor when your pelvic floor gets stretched and will open when you laugh or cough because of the force you're putting on it. That's why when you laugh or cough you might wet yourself a little. If you want a better answer you should probably watch the Dr.Oz show, its on channel nine if you live in northern VA. I hope you understand the above ^^^
