Muscles of the head and neck

mural on the side of Roosevelt Community Church depicts a man with his arms spread wide like an eagle. This mural is beautiful but very confusing. It is a man without skin whose arms are spread wide, since there is no skin passerby’s can see are muscles bones and tendons. When I first saw the mural I thought to myself, “what the heck could this possibly stand for?” I sat there staring at the mural and after about ten to fifteen minutes I still just sat there dumbfounded as to what the mural…

During the process of inhalation the external intercostal muscles contract, therefore pulling the chest wall upwards and outwards, these intercostal muscles are between the ribs. As the air is drawn into the lungs, this causes for the thoracic cavity volume to increases, during inspiration the diaphragm also contracts, therefore moving the diaphragm downwards. There are three more muscles that contract during the process of inspiration these muscles include the pectoralis minor which contracts…

Neck injuries are some of the most devastating injuries a person can suffer. There are several ways that these types of injuries can be prevented. For example, they can be prevented with training. By weight training the muscles in the body, these muscles can become stronger which can make them less vulnerable to injuries. Also, training athletes in specific skills can help them avoid these injuries. Training athletes in skills that can help them to properly track a ball or avoid ball contacts…

disorder (TMD) is known as any kind of pain dealing with the temporomandibular joint or with the muscles located around the joint (WebMD). It is not quite clear what specifically causes, but specialists have their theories. Such as any kind of head or neck injury that may injure your jaw or muscles around your jaw. A well known injury that matches this is whiplash or a hard blow to the head or neck (WebMD). Other things that have been researched are arthritis,…

 Make yourself in Shava Asana. Now raise whole body towards sky in such a way that that only shoulder and head is on the ground .  While inverting yourself balance your raised body with the help of your hands holding the back with bent elbows on the the floor ,making broad base for supporting upright straight body.  Try to keep raised part of body straight as shown in picture.  During this maintain normal breathing and stay in the posture for a while.  Now slowly slowly bring down raised…

diagnosed at age seventeen. Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions and spasms. There are multiple forms of dystonia that affect different areas of the body. I have been diagnosed with cervical dystonia, which is the most common type of focal dystonia. Cervical dystonia affects the muscles in my neck which control the position of my head. This causes my head to turn to one side or be pulled forward or backward. Following my diagnosis, Cervical…

four joints that comprise the shoulder complex. The joint is considered to be the most mobile and least stable joint. The articular surfaces of the glenohumeral joint are the head of humerus and glenoid fossa of scapula. The humeral head can be in articulation with the glenoid fossa in any position of joint because the head of the humerus is larger than the glenoid fossa. This relationship is best compared with a golf ball siting on a tee, with stability conferred by static and dynamic…

A Lower Rhytidectomy (Neck Lift) is a surgical procedure designed to address signs of aging in the neck and jawline. Dr. John Michael Thomassen is a Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon who performs Neck Lifts at his surgical suite in Fort Lauderdale. Reasons People Choose to Have a Neck Lift Individuals who notice that they have excessive wrinkling in the skin on their neck, a double chin, ‘turkey wattle’ and jowl lines, but do not feel they need a full facelift will sometimes…

A 36 year-old man presented with three weeks history of enlarging left neck swelling, which was mildly painful. There was no prior history of upper respiratory tract infection. Clinical examination revealed a 5 cm x 5 cm cystic mass at the level II of left neck anterior to sternocleidomastoid muscle. It was soft, mobile, and tender on palpation with normal overlying skin. Nasal endoscopy did not detect any abnormality then. The total white cells count was raised at 12,000/mm3. He was diagnosed…

The human body is composed of muscle which are responsible for body movement. Muscles in found in the human body attach to the bones of the skeletal system, in a human body there are “700 individual muscles that make up part of a person’s weight and the muscular system. Each of these muscles are separate organ which are made up of skeletal tissues, nerves, blood vessels and muscle tissues. Muscle tissues are found throughout the human body, inside the heart, the blood vessels and the digestive…