Your skeletal muscles are made up of bunches of elongated, rod-shaped cells called muscle fibres. Each of your muscle cells is packed full of thinner fibres called myofibrils. These fibres contain ...

A good working knowledge of anatomy for runners can help improve everything from your running form to workout efficiency.

Atomic structure of key muscle component revealed Date: July 24, 2014 Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Summary: Adding to the growing fundamental understanding of the ...

(Phys.org)—Researchers at the University of Tokyo have taken another step towards creating a robot with a faithfully recreated human skeleton and muscle structure. Called Kenshiro, the robot has ...

But an Ohio State University study showed that the condition reduces heart function and changes the heart muscle structure in mice with colon cancer.

Find out about the structure of your muscles and how they contract and relax.