MUSCLES AND THEIR NICK NAMES

1. Cheating Muscle : Superior oblique
3. Anti rape Muscle / Muscle virgineous : Gracilis
4. Safety muscle of tongue : Genioglossus
5. Tailors muscle : Sartorius
6. Thermostat of testis : Cremaster
7. Boxer’s muscle – serratus anterior
8. Muscle of marriage – medial rectus
9. Muscle of divorce – lateral rectus
10. Muscle of honeymoon – sartorius
11. Swimming muscle – pronator quadratus
12. Climbing muscle- latissimus dorsi
13. Red muscle – postural muscle
14. White muscle- extraocular muscle
15. Spurt muscle – brachialis
16. Shunt muscle -brachioradialis
17. Copying Muscle- Superior oblique-
18. Quadrilateral – thyrohyoid.
19. Straplike – sternohyoid & Sartorius.
20. Straplike with tendinous intersections – rectus abdominis.
21. Fusiform – biceps, digastricus etc.
22. Triangular – adductor longus, temporalis.
23. Shawl muscle – Trapezius.
24. Guthrie’s muscle – Sphincter urethrae.
25. Laughing/Smiling muscle – Zygomaticus major.
26. Unipennate (fibres arranged to insert in a diagonal direction onto the tendon allowing great strength ) – Flexor policis longus, extensor digitorum longus, peroneus tertius.
27. Multipennate (multiple rows of diagonal fibres, with a central tendon which branchesinto two or more tendons) – Subscapularis, deltoid.
28. Circumpennate – Tibialis anterior.
29. Spiral or Twisted fasciculi – Trapezius, Pectoralis major, Latissimus dorsi, Supinator.
30. Cruciate muscles – Sternocleidomastoid, Adductor magnus, Masseter.
31. Subcutaneous muscles – Platysma, Palmaris brevis.
32. Longest muscle – Sartorius (tailor muscle).
33. Smallest muscle – Stapedius.
34. Locking muscles – Popliteus.
35. Casser’s perforated muscle – Coracobrachialis.
36. Coiter’s muscle – Corrugator supercilii.

THE HUMAN BODY IN SHORT

1: Number of bones: 206
2: Number of muscles: 639
3: Number of kidneys: 2
4: Number of milk teeth: 20
5: Number of ribs: 24 (12 pair)
6: Heart chamber number: 4
7: Largest artery: Aorta
8: Normal blood pressure: 120/80 Mmhg
9: Blood Ph: 7.4
10: Number of vertebrae in spinal column: 33
11: Number of vertebrae in the neck: 7
12: Number of bones in middle ear: 6
13: Number of bones in face: 14
14: Number of bones in skull: 22
15: Number of bones in chest: 25
16: Number of bones in arms: 6
17: Number of muscles in the human arm: 72
18: Number of pumps in the heart: 2
19: Largest organ: Skin
20: Largest gland: Liver
21: Largest cell: female ovum
22: Smallest cell: Sperm
23: Smallest bone: Stapes middle ear
24: First transplanted organ: Kidney
25: Average length of small intestine: 7m
26: Average length of large intestine: 1.5 m
27: Average weight of newborn baby: 3 kg
28: Pulse rate in one minute: 72 times
29: Normal body temperature: 37 C ° (98.4 f °)
30: Average blood volume: 4 to 5 LITERS
31: LIFETIME Red blood cells: 120 days
32: LIFETIME White blood cells: 10 to 15 days
33: Pregnancy period: 280 days (40 weeks)
34: Number of bones in human foot: 26
35: Number of bones in each wrist: 8
36: Number of bones in hand: 27
37: Largest endocrine gland: Thyroid
38: Largest lymphatic organ: Spleen
40: Largest and strongest bone: Femur
41: Smallest muscle: Stapedius (middle ear)
41: Chromosome number: 46 (23 pair)
42: Number of newborn baby bones: 306
43: Blood viscosity: 4.5 to 5.5
44: Universal donor blood group: O
45: Universal recipient blood group: AB
46: Largest white blood cell: Monocyte
47: Smallest white blood cell: Lymphocyte
48: The increased red blood cell count is called: Polycythemia
49: Blood bank in the body is: Spleen
50: River of Life is called: Blood
51: Normal blood cholesterol level: 100 mg / dl
52: Fluid part of blood is: Plasma

MEDICAL LECTURES FROM FAMOUS DOCTORS AROUND THE GLOBE