Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

The muscular system consists of various types of muscle that each play a crucial role in the function of the body. Some muscular system functions include mobility, stability, posture, and circulation.

Your brainstem hosts multiple cranial nerves. The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It controls your facial movements and expressions. The nerve fibers controlled by your facial nerve also ...

Human movement is reciprocal in nature: Opposing muscle groups must coordinate for proper movement. Muscle length and strength between opposing muscle groups need to be in balance for normal movement ...

The cerebellum, located in the lower back part of the brain, plays a vital role in most physical movements, including eye movements. Problems with the cerebellum can lead to coordination difficulties, ...

The participant attended up to three sessions weekly for 15 months after implantation to use the neural bypass system (NBS). In each session, he was trained to utilize his motor cortical neuronal ...

Zoologists have gained new insights into the motor function of limbs of different sizes. Zoologists have gained new insights into the motor function of limbs of different sizes. Long, heavy limbs such ...

Evolution has left humans with many vestigial traits—remnants of once-useful biological features that serve little or no modern purpose. One such example is the muscles around our ears, which in many ...

Pouring a bucket of ice water over one’s head may seem like a distant summer memory. But although the “ice bucket challenge” craze has died down, public awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS ...