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MUSCLES AND THEIR NICK NAMES

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

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