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What's The Biggest Muscle On The Body?



The eye muscles are always moving to change the way the eye is positioned. When the head is moving, the muscles on the outside of the head are constantly moving the eye to keep a steady fixation point. But the muscles on the outside of the eye can get tired. When you read a book for an hour, your eyes move nearly 10,000 times in sync.


Gluteus Maximus


The largest muscle in the body is the gluteus maximus. It is big and strong because its job is to keep the trunk of the body standing up straight. It is the main muscle that helps you walk up stairs because it helps fight gravity.


Heart


The heart is the muscle that works the hardest. Every time the heart beats, it sends out 2 ounces (71 grams) of blood. At least 2,500 gallons (9,450 liters) of blood are pumped by the heart every day. Over the course of a person's life, the heart can beat more than 3 billion times.


Masseter


The masseter is the strongest muscle based on its weight. When all of the jaw muscles work together, the teeth can be closed with as much force as 55 pounds (25 kilograms) on the front teeth and 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms) on the back teeth.


The uterus's muscles


The uterus is in the bottom part of the pelvis. It is thought to have strong muscles because they can squeeze together to move a baby through the birth canal. Oxytocin is a hormone that is released by the pituitary gland. This hormone makes the contractions happen.


Soleus


The soleus is the muscle that can pull with the most force. It is below the gastrocnemius muscle (calf muscle). The soleus is a muscle that helps you walk, run, and dance. Along with the calf muscles, it is thought to be a very strong muscle because it pulls against the force of gravity to keep the body standing straight.


Tongue


The tongue is a hard-working muscle. Like the heart, it is made up of groups of muscles that are always working. It makes it easier to mix foods. It sticks together and twists itself to make letters. The tonsils at the back of the tongue filter out germs. The tongue is always pushing saliva down the throat, even when a person is asleep.The latissimus dorsi, or lats, is the muscle that is the widest in your body. Your back muscles are shaped like a fan. They start in the middle and lower part of your back and attach to the inside of your humerus (upper arm bone).


Your shoulders can move in many ways because your lats work with other muscles. They also help you breathe deeply.


Which muscle in your body gives you the most strength?


It's a little harder to figure out which muscle is your strongest because there are many kinds of strength, such as:


Absolute strength, dynamic strength, endurance, and strength


Based on absolute strength, or the ability to make the most force, your masseter is your strongest muscle. With one on each side of your lower jaw (mandible), they lift it up to close your mouth.


The main job of the masseter is to help you chew. It does this by working with the temporalis, the lateral pterygoid, and the medial pterygoid.


Researchers at the Library of Congress say that when all of your jaw muscles work together, you can close your teeth with as much as 200 pounds of force on your molars and 55 pounds of force on your incisors. Men can bite with more force than women can.


Which muscle in your body does the most work?


Your eye muscles are always moving to change the position of your eyes. They are the most active muscles in your body. Not only do you blink 15 to 20 times a minute on average, but as your head moves, your eye muscles are constantly moving your eyes to keep your fixation point steady.


Researchers at the Library of Congress say that if you read a book for an hour, your eyes will make close to 10,000 coordinated movements.


And Dr. Burton Kushner, an ophthalmology professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, says that your eye muscles are more than 100 times stronger than they should be.


What is the muscle in your body that works the hardest?


Your heart is the muscle that works the hardest. On average, your heart beats 100,000 times a day and pumps about two ounces of blood with each beat.


Every day, your heart sends at least 2,500 gallons of blood through a network of blood vessels that is more than 60,000 miles long. Your hard-working heart can beat more than 3 billion times over the course of your life.


What is the strangest muscle you have?


Your tongue is different from every other muscle. Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that can contract and relax on its own. It is also the only muscle in your body that doesn't connect at both ends to a bone. The part of your body that is most sensitive to touch is the tip of your tongue.


Your tongue is made up of eight muscles that are very flexible. This lets you speak, suck, and swallow in a coordinated way.

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