INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE MUSCLES OF HUMAN BODY
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE MUSCLES OF HUMAN BODY: Total number of muscles in human body: There are over 640 different muscles in the human body i.e. approximately 320 pairs of muscles. · Longest muscle : Sartorius (tailor muscle). · Largest muscle: Gluteus maximus · Smallest muscle : Stapedius (a tiny muscle less than 2 millimeters long, located in the middle ear). · Strongest muscle: Masseter( on the ability to generate maximum force) NOMENCLATURE OF MUSCLES: Names of the muscles are based on the following characteristics: 1. Number of origins of muscle: On the basis of the number of proximal attachments of the muscles. e.g. Biceps, triceps, and quadriceps indicate two, three, and four origins, respectively. 2. Origi...