The invention relates to training devices for exercising individual body parts and can be used for training and reinforcing the abdomen muscles, decreasing a waist measurement and for reducing fat depot in the abdomen area (as an anti-belly device). The aim of the invention is to increase the...
Pectoralis major is a large, fan-shaped, superficial muscle located on the anterior thoracic wall. It forms the bulk of the chest area and can be easily seen on the surface in some people, for example weightlifters. The muscle has three heads giving it three points of origin: Clavicular ...
Abdominal muscles maintain a uniform pressure inside the abdomen. This helps the stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver, and other organs hold their positions. By contracting, your abdominal muscles can increase the pressure inside your abdomen. In this way, they help pass urine and stool and are ...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook gluteus (redirected fromgluteus muscles) Dictionary Thesaurus Medical Related to gluteus muscles:gluteus medius,gluteus minimus ,glutaeus any one of the three large muscles that form the human buttock and move the thi...
a bundle of long slender cells (muscle fibers) that have the power to contract and hence to produce movement. Muscles are responsible for locomotion and play an important part in performing vital body functions. They also protect the contents of the abdomen against injury and help support the ...
Definition and function A large group of muscles in the cervical area, responsible for the movement of the head in all directions Anterior muscles of the neck Superficial muscles: Platysma, sternocleidomastoidSuprahyoid muscles: Digastric, mylohyoid, geniohyoid, stylohyoidInfrahyoid muscles: Sternohyoi...
Anatomists name the skeletal muscles according to a number of criteria, each of which describes the muscle in some way. These include naming the muscle after its shape, its size compared to other muscles in the area, its location in the body or the location of its attachments to the skeleto...
A chest is a region at the front of the person's body that is located between the diaphragm and the neck. It protects the internal organs such as the lungs and the heart. It is made up of the breastbone and the ribs cage or the person's thorax....
2) Lateral FlexionHip1) Flexion2) Lateral Rotation Psoas Major Innervation 1) Spinal Nerves (L1-L3) Iliacus Origin 1) Iliac Fossa2) Anterior Sacroiliac Area Iliacus Insertion 1) Lesser Trochanter of the Femur Iliacus Action Thigh1) Flexion2) External Rotation Iliacus Innervation 1) Femoral Nerve...
1. Understand the Anatomy The term “six-pack” refers to the rectus abdominis muscle, which runs vertically along the front of the abdomen. This muscle becomes visible when body fat is reduced and the muscle is well-developed. (healthline.com) ...