Muscles play a part in every function of the body. The muscular system is made up of over 600 muscles. These include three muscle types: smooth, skeletal, and cardiac. Only skeletal muscles are ...

The muscular system consists of various types of muscle that each play a crucial role in the function of the body. Some muscular system functions include mobility, stability, posture, and circulation.

Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it?

The movements of cell muscles in the form of tiny filaments of proteins have been visualized at unprecedented detail. The movements of cell muscles in the form of tiny filaments of proteins have been ...

Abstracts of the Papers Communicated to the Royal Society of London, Vol. 5 (1843 - 1850), pp. 691-693 (3 pages) ...

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts movement. New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation ...

There are over 600 muscles in your body. They make up over 40 percent of your weight and function in several different capacities. Several thousand small fibers make up every muscle. They aid in ...