Narrator: Muscles! Really? They don't look much use. When a muscle contracts (bunches up), it gets shorter and so pulls on the bone it is attached to. When a muscle relaxes, it goes back to its ...

Muscles are found all over our body. They control the movements we make and help us to move our bodies. If we think about moving some muscles, like our arm muscles, they move. Other muscles, like ...

They also help the body do such things as chewing food and then moving it through the digestive system. Even when we sit perfectly still, muscles throughout the body are constantly moving. Muscles ...

Muscle is a soft tissue composed of elongated cells (muscle fibres) that produce force and motion through contraction. Involuntary cardiac and smooth muscles are responsible for contraction of the ...

Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder that weakens muscles over time. There are many different types of muscular dystrophies. Each type begins at a different age and may cause mild or severe muscle ...

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The external intercostals are small muscles located in between each rib, starting at the first rib and extending down to the 11th rib. The motions of these muscles assist the lungs by raising the ribs ...

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July 24, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in developing a new gene therapy approach that restores full-length dystrophin protein, which could lead to new treatments for ...