I think there should be a pelvic floor appreciation fan club; it is impressive anatomy. The pelvic floor muscles give support to the organs above, the bladder, rectum and uterus in females, they help you control bladder and bowel function, they are important for sexual function/orgasm, help with core stability and act as a blood and [...]
I have a list of favourite muscles, and this one is top of my list along with the adductor magnus and obturator internus. I am hoping I am not the only one with a hierarchy of favourite muscles. I would love to know what other peoples are? In my very first dissection I decided the pterygoids would be my [...]
31st March 2020; Day 14 of Isolation: I like many others, have been running at life for such a long time. What was once a passionate run had become a tiring run. The last few months, my thoughts were; if only time would slow down, if only I had more time, how do we slow the hamster wheel down [...]
This is easy to say but not necessarily easy to do at this current time. How often do you focus on your breath? Are you even aware of your breathing pattern? Taking a breath should be easy, with our diaphragm doing most of the work, however for a lot of us our upper body and chest muscles are working [...]
Pec minor is one of the easier muscles to remember; however, it is encased within an impressive fascial layer called the clavipectoral fascia. Pectoralis minor is triangular and found under pectoralis major, attaching from: The 3rd to 5th ribs close to the costal cartilage, variations are often found including an attachment to the 2nd rib. Going diagonally upward to [...]