All the major muscle groups of the body from front and back. Click on the name of the muscle, or the image, to see weight training exercises. The abdominal muscles are shown in red, it is very easy to see from this diagram how a six pack is made, and also why some people have an...
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. penis- the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
Involuntary muscle without the striated fibers of skeletal muscle. It automatically operates internal organs such as the stomach, bladder, and blood vessels. Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited ...
The indirect head continues as the deep tendon for the proximal two-third of the muscle. As shown in the diagram, the deep tendon is initially a rounded tendon in the medial aspect of the proximal muscle. As it moves distally, the tendon rotates laterally, flattens out, becomes more ...
Human muscle system, the muscles of the human body that work the skeletal system, that are under voluntary control, and that are concerned with movement, posture, and balance. Broadly considered, human muscle—like the muscles of all vertebrates—is ofte
myofilaments in a striated muscleFigure 2: The arrangement of the myofilaments in a striated muscle. The muscle is extended in the upper diagram and contracted in the lower one. The thick filaments are 1.6 micrometres (0.0016 millimetre) long in vertebrate striated muscle but up to six micro...
Types of Muscle Contractions There are different types of muscle contractions that occur in the body and are used for different functions. Some examples include: Isometric Isotonic Isometric contractions occur when there is no change in the length of the muscle fiber. There are two types of isomet...
Skeletal muscle is one of the three types of muscles found in the body. As the name suggests, skeletal muscles are muscles that are found attached to bones (which are a part of the skeletal system) in the body. Of the other two muscle types, cardiac muscles are those found in the he...
myofilaments in a striated muscleFigure 2: The arrangement of the myofilaments in a striated muscle. The muscle is extended in the upper diagram and contracted in the lower one. The thick filaments are 1.6 micrometres (0.0016 millimetre) long in vertebrate striated muscle but up to six micro...
ticker,heart,pump- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" cardiac pacemaker,SA node,sinoatrial node,pacemaker- a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls...