Skeletal/Muscular System
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By: Roberta Goli
Muscle cramps are involuntary, very painful and can last from a few seconds to a few minutes. Here are some potential causes of cramps and how to ease the pain of one. more...
These four muscles play a central part in shoulder stability and movement. more...
Bony Anatomy of the Shoulder Girdle
The shoulder girdle is an area with complex anatomy, several joints, and a unique bony structure. more...
By: Roberta Goli
For the human eye to function and move correctly, six muscles must work in unison to provide three-dimensional vision. more...
Human Skeletal Joints are Mostly Freely-Moving
By: Megan Worley
Joints in the human body are categorized by their structure or the way they move. more...
By: Megan Worley
Bone's amazing structure allows for strength as well as flexibility and must be constantly rebuilt, even in adulthood. more...
The Mechanics of The Neck and Skull
By: Phil Benson
The bones of the skull form the structure of the face and are arranged to safeguard the fragile tissues of the brain and spinal cord. more...
By: Kenneth Rosen
When muscle is told to contract a specific series of events take place, leading to specialized proteins gripping onto each other and forcibly sliding one past the other. more...
Muscle and Tendon Work Together
By: Kenneth Rosen
When skeletal (voluntary) muscles contract they can exert force because they act through the tendons which connect them to bone, most often across a joint. more...
By: Kenneth Rosen
When actomyosin complexes inside skeletal muscle are instructed to contract, they generate force. But the muscle itself does not necessarily shorten when it does work. more...
By: Kenneth Rosen
Motor nerves release acetylcholine to make skeletal muscle contract. Activation of acetylcholine receptors in muscle causes ionic flux that ends with muscle contraction. more...
Different Types of Skeletal Muscle
By: Kenneth Rosen
The human body has more than 600 skeletal (or voluntary) muscles. They can be subdivided into groups dependent on whether they contract rapidly or slowly. more...
By: Kenneth Rosen
Motor neurons in your spinal cord tell your muscles to contract by utilizing the function of a specialized communication structure, the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). more...
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