APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the human body. It is large and powerful because it has the job of keeping the trunk of the body in an erect posture. It is the chief antigravity muscle that aids in walking up stairs. The hardest working muscle is the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -The gluteus maximus’ muscle volume is around 760cm2. The bones nearest to it are the femur in your leg, and the coccyx, commonly called the ‘tail bone’. It is one of the strongest muscles in the body as well as being the largest muscle in the human body.