Anatomical terminology is used to uniquely describe aspects of skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle such as their actions, structure, size...
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and pharmacists. Anatomical terminology uses many unique terms, suffixes, and prefixes deriving from Ancient Greek and Latin. These terms can be confusing...
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process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms. Motion includes movement of organs, joints, limbs, and specific sections of the body...
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towards the back. For a full discussion of those terms, see anatomical terms of location. For many purposes of anatomical description, positions and directions...
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Many anatomical terms descriptive of bone are defined in anatomical terminology, and are often derived from Greek and Latin. Bone in the human body is...
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Hermanson, John W. (2006). "Horse Soleus Muscle: Postural Sensor or Vestigial Structure?" (PDF). The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular...
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(brachialis anticus) is a muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow. It lies beneath the biceps brachii, and makes up part of the floor of the region known...
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this muscle is also called musculus buccae or musculus buccalis in Latin and muscle of the cheek in English. The most recent official Latin anatomic nomenclature...
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piriformis muscle (from Latin piriformis 'pear-shaped') is a flat, pyramidally-shaped muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limbs. It is one of the six...
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massage, and stretching) may be useful. Anatomical abnormalities involving the medial head of gastrocnemius muscle result in popliteal artery entrapment...
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body. Anatomically, the lateral cremaster muscle originates from the internal oblique muscle, just superior to the inguinal canal, and the middle of the...
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muscle of the chest. It originates at the side of the chest from the upper 8 or 9 ribs; it inserts along the entire length of the anterior aspect of the...
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animals such as the domestic cat. Anatomically, the deltoid muscle appears to be made up of three distinct sets of muscle fibers, namely the anterior or...
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Sphincter (redirect from Sphincter Muscle)
classified into functional and anatomical sphincters:[citation needed] Anatomical sphincters have a localised and often circular muscle thickening to facilitate...
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The iris dilator muscle (pupil dilator muscle, pupillary dilator, radial muscle of iris, radiating fibers), is a smooth muscle of the eye, running radially...
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examination of the muscle which just abuts to the scapula. However, the tendon of primary interest does not get mapped as closely as desired. As anatomical analysis...
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The tensor tympani is a muscle within the middle ear, located in the bony canal above the bony part of the auditory tube, and connects to the malleus bone...
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The digastric muscle (also digastricus) (named digastric as it has two 'bellies') is a bilaterally paired suprahyoid muscle located under the jaw. Its...
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The muscles of the hand are the skeletal muscles responsible for the movement of the hand and fingers. The muscles of the hand can be subdivided into...
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Levator ani (redirect from Pubococcygeus muscle)
The levator ani is a broad, thin muscle group, situated on either side of the pelvis. It is formed from three muscle components: the pubococcygeus, the...
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If the palmaris longus muscle is not available for harvesting in an individual, the anatomically homologous plantaris muscle in the leg may be taken...
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; Darnault, P.; Dréano, T. (1996). "Anatomical relationships and scapular attachments of the supraspinatus muscle". Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. 18...
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sternocleidomastoid muscle is one of the largest and most superficial cervical muscles. The primary actions of the muscle are rotation of the head to the...
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bulbospongiosus muscles (in older texts bulbocavernosus and, for female muscle, constrictor cunni) are a subgroup of the superficial muscles of the perineum...
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Sorensen, H.; Simonsen, E. B. (1999). "Anatomical differences in the psoas muscles in young black and white men". Journal of Anatomy. 194 (Pt 2): 303–307. doi:10...
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JM; Cartier, CC; Adams, JH (January 2011). "MRI of the axillary arch muscle: prevalence, anatomic relations, and potential consequences". AJR Am J Roentgenol...
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muscle is the most central of all the leg muscles, and is located in the deep posterior compartment of the leg. It is the key stabilizing muscle of the...
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Outer ear (redirect from Intrinsic muscles of external ear)
outer ear: anterior auricular muscle superior auricular muscle posterior auricular muscle The superior muscle is the largest of the three, followed by the...
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arrector pili muscles, also known as hair erector muscles, are small muscles attached to hair follicles in mammals. Contraction of these muscles causes the...
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temporalis muscle, also known as the temporal muscle, is one of the muscles of mastication (chewing). It is a broad, fan-shaped convergent muscle on each...
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