An Osaka Metropolitan University medical research team aimed to investigate the effects of respiratory muscle dysfunction on clinical outcomes related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Muscles are attached to bones by tendons. Muscles contract to move our bones by pulling on them. However, muscles can only pull; they cannot push. This is why they usually work a joint in pairs ...

What is the aorta?. American Heart Association. Your aorta: The pulse of life. University of Florida Health. Aorta Anatomy. Wang X, Carpenter H, Ghayesh M, et al. A review on the biomechanical ...

Muscle is a soft tissue composed of elongated cells (muscle fibres) that produce force and motion through contraction. Involuntary cardiac and smooth muscles are responsible for contraction of the ...