NEET BIOLOGY

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

LOCOMOTION AND MOVEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How much percentage of a human adult is contributed by muscles?
A
20-30
B
40-50
C
30-40
D
60-70
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -About 45−50% of the body weight of a human adult is contributed by muscles. B. Muscles have special properties like excitability, contractility, extensibility and elasticity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skeletal muscle is one of the most dynamic and plastic tissues of the human body. In humans, skeletal muscle comprises approximately 40% of total body weight and contains 50-75% of all body proteins.

Detailed explanation-3: -Skeletal muscle, which accounts for 40% of total body weight, deteriorates quantitatively and qualitatively with aging. Skeletal muscle is known to play diverse crucial physical and metabolic roles in humans.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your skeletal muscles make up between 40 to 50 percent of your total body weight.

Detailed explanation-5: -Muscles, attached to bones or internal organs and blood vessels, are responsible for movement. Nearly all movement in the body is the result of muscle contraction.

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