0 Question: how many muscles are there in the body? Keywords: muscle Asked by oliviaeganx to Damien, Suzi, Tim on 23 Jun 2011.
Suzi Gage answered on 23 Jun 2011:
Hi @oliviaeganx
I didn’t know the answer to this so I had to look it up! Apparently there is some debate about what the correct definition of ‘muscle’ is, so estimates range from 656 to 850.
You can read more about this here http://www.enotes.com/science-fact-finder/human-body/how-many-muscles-human-body
Hope that helps, let me know if you’d like more info!
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