Muscle
Muscles are often referred to by their Latin names with
the omission of the word musculus, e.g., rectus abdominis
for musculus rectus abdominis. For muscles so called, see
under musculus.
abductor digiti minimi muscle of hand,
musculus abductor digiti minimi manus.
abductor digiti minimi muscle of foot,
musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis.
abductor muscle of great toe, abductor hallucis muscle,
musculus abductor hallucis.
abductor muscle of little finger,
musculus abductor digiti minimi manus.
abductor muscle of little toe,
musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis.
abductor pollicis brevis muscle,
musculus abductor pollicis brevis.
abductor pollicis longus muscle,
musculus abductor pollicis longus.
abductor muscle of thumb, long,
musculus abductor pollicis longus.
abductor muscle of thumb, short,
musculus abductor pollicis brevis.
adductor muscle, great,
musculus adductor magnus.
adductor muscle, long,
musculus adductor longus.
adductor muscle, short,
musculus adductor brevis.
adductor muscle, smallest,
musculus adductor minimus.
adductor brevis muscle,
musculus adductor brevis.
adductor muscle of great toe,
musculus adductor hallucis.
adductor hallucis muscle,
musculus adductor hallucis.
adductor longus muscle,
musculus adductor longus.
adductor magnus muscle,
musculus adductor magnus.
adductor minimus muscle,
musculus adductor minimus.
adductor pollicis muscle,
musculus adductor pollicis.
adductor muscle of thumb,
musculus adductor pollicis.
Aeby muscle,
musculus depressor labii inferioris.
agonistic muscle, a muscle opposed in action by
another muscle (the
antagonistic muscle). Called also
agonist.
Albinus muscle,
musculus risorius.musculus
scalenus medius.
anconeus muscle,
musculus anconeus.
anconeus muscle, lateral,
caput
laterale musculi tricipitis brachii.
anconeus muscle, medial,
caput
mediale musculi tricipitis brachii.
anconeus muscle, short,
caput
laterale musculi tricipitis brachii.
anorectoperineal muscles,
musculi anorectoperineales.
antagonistic muscle, a muscle that counteracts the
action of another muscle (the
agonistic muscle). Called also
antagonist.
antigravity muscles, those muscles, mainly extensors
of the knees, hips, and back, that by their tone resist the
constant pull of gravity in the maintenance of normal
posture.
antitragicus muscle, muscle of antitragus,
musculus antitragicus.
appendicular muscles, the muscles of a limb.
arrector muscle of hair, arrector pili muscle,
musculus arrector pili.
articular muscle,
musculus articularis.
articular muscle of elbow,
musculus articularis cubiti.
articular muscle of knee,
musculus articularis genus.
articularis cubiti muscle,
musculus articularis cubiti.
articularis genus muscle,
musculus articularis genus.
aryepiglottic muscle,
pars
aryepiglottica musculi arytenoidei obliqui.
arytenoid muscle, oblique,
musculus arytenoideus obliquus.
arytenoid muscle, transverse,
musculus arytenoideus transversus.
muscles of auditory ossicles,
musculi ossiculorum auditoriorum.
auricular muscles, the extrinsic auricular muscles;
see
musculus auricularis anterior,
posterior, and
superior.musculi
auriculares.
auricular muscle, anterior,
musculus auricularis anterior.
auricular muscle, oblique,
musculus obliquus auriculae.
auricular muscle, posterior,
musculus auricularis posterior.
auricular muscle, superior,
musculus auricularis superior.
auricular muscle, transverse,
musculus transversus auriculae.
Bell muscle, muscular strands between the
ureteral orifices and the
uvula
vesicae in the male, marking the boundary of the
trigone of the urinary bladder. Called also
ureteric bridge.
biceps muscle of arm, biceps brachii muscle,
musculus biceps brachii.
biceps femoris muscle, biceps muscle of thigh,
musculus biceps femoris.
bipennate muscle,
musculus pennatus.
Bowman muscle,
musculus ciliaris.
brachial muscle, brachialis muscle,
musculus brachialis.
brachioradial muscle, brachioradialis muscle,
musculus brachioradialis.
Braune muscle,
musculus puborectalis.
bronchoesophageal muscle, bronchoesophageus muscle,
musculus bronchooesophageus.
Brücke muscle, the longitudinal fibers of the ciliary
muscle.
buccinator muscle,
musculus buccinator.
buccopharyngeal muscle,
pars
buccopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris.
bulbocavernosus muscle, bulbocavernous muscle,
bulbospongiosus muscle,
musculus bulbospongiosus.
canine muscle,
musculus levator anguli oris.
cardiac muscle, the muscle of the heart, comprising
the chief component of the myocardium and lining the walls
of the large vessels joined to the heart; it is composed of
fibers of striated but involuntary muscle. The composition
and organization of its fibers resemble those of skeletal
muscle, but instead of forming a syncytium, its branched,
mononucleate cells are linked end to end by intercalated
disks that provide both mechanical and ionic coupling for
coordination of the entire muscle. See Plate 35.
Casser muscle, casserian muscle,
ligamentum mallei anterius.
ceratocricoid muscle,
musculus ceratocricoideus.
ceratopharyngeal muscle,
pars
ceratopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis medii.
cervical muscles,
musculi colli.
Chassaignac axillary muscle, an occasional muscle
bundle extending from the lower edge of the latissimus dorsi
across the hollow of the axilla to the brachial fascia or to
the lower border of the pectoralis minor.
chondroglossus muscle,
musculus chondroglossus.
chondropharyngeal muscle,
pars
chondropharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis medii.
ciliary muscle,
musculus ciliaris.
cleidohyoid muscle, a slip of muscle sometimes seen
augmenting the sternohyoid muscle, extending from the hyoid
bone to the clavicle.
coccygeal muscle,
musculus ischiococcygeus.
compressor naris muscle, compressor muscle of naris,
pars
transversa musculi nasalis.
compressor urethrae muscle,
musculus compressor urethrae.
congenerous muscles, muscles having a common action
or function.
constrictor muscle of pharynx, inferior,
musculus constrictor pharyngis inferior.
constrictor muscle of pharynx, middle,
musculus constrictor pharyngis medius.
constrictor muscle of pharynx, superior,
musculus constrictor pharyngis superior.
coracobrachial muscle, coracobrachialis muscle,
musculus coracobrachialis.
corrugator muscle, superciliary, corrugator supercilii
muscle,
musculus corrugator supercilii.
Crampton muscle, the anterior portion of the ciliary
muscle in birds.
cremaster muscle,
musculus cremaster.
cricoarytenoid muscle, lateral,
musculus cricoarytenoideus lateralis.
cricoarytenoid muscle, posterior,
musculus cricoarytenoideus posterior.
cricopharyngeal muscle,
pars
cricopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis inferioris.
cricothyroid muscle,
musculus cricothyroideus.
cruciate muscle, a muscle in which the fiber bundles
are arranged in the shape of an X. Called also
musculus cruciatus.
cutaneous muscle,
musculus cutaneus.
dartos muscle, dartos muscle of scrotum,
musculus dartos (def. 1).tunica
dartos (def. 1).
deltoid muscle,
musculus deltoideus.
depressor muscle, superciliary,
musculus depressor supercilii.
depressor muscle of angle of mouth, depressor anguli oris
muscle,
musculus depressor anguli oris.
depressor labii inferioris muscle, depressor muscle of
lower lip,
musculus depressor labii inferioris.
depressor muscle of nasal septum,
musculus depressor septi nasi.
depressor septi nasi muscle, depressor muscle of septum
of nose,
musculus depressor septi nasi.
depressor supercilii muscle,
musculus depressor supercilii.
detrusor muscle of bladder, detrusor urinae muscle,
musculus detrusor vesicae urinariae.
diaphragmatic muscle,
diaphragma (def. 1).
digastric muscle,
musculus digastricus.
dilator muscle,
musculus dilatator.
dilator naris muscle, dilator muscle of naris,
pars
alaris musculi nasalis.
dilator muscle of pupil, dilator pupillae muscle,
musculus dilatator pupillae.
dorsal muscles,
musculi dorsi.
double muscle,
myofiber hyperplasia.
emergency muscles, muscles that ordinarily are not
required to do something but that aid the prime movers when
something is done that requires great force.
epicranial muscle, epicranius muscle,
musculus epicranius.
epimeric muscle, a muscle derived from an epimere and
innervated by a posterior ramus of a spinal nerve.
epitrochleoanconeus muscle,
musculus epitrochleoanconaeus.
erector muscle of penis,
musculus ischiocavernosus.
erector spinae muscle, erector muscle of spine,
musculus erector spinae.
eustachian muscle,
musculus tensor tympani.
muscles of expression,
musculi faciei.
extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle,
musculus extensor carpi radialis brevis.
extensor carpi radialis longus muscle,
musculus extensor carpi radialis longus.
extensor carpi ulnaris muscle,
musculus extensor carpi ulnaris.
extensor digiti minimi muscle,
musculus extensor digiti minimi.
extensor digitorum muscle,
musculus extensor digitorum.
extensor digitorum brevis muscle,
musculus extensor digitorum brevis.
extensor digitorum longus muscle,
musculus extensor digitorum longus.
extensor muscle of digits, common, extensor muscle of
fingers,
musculus extensor digitorum.
extensor muscle of fifth digit, proper,
musculus extensor digiti minimi.
extensor muscle of great toe, long,
musculus extensor hallucis longus.
extensor muscle of great toe, short,
musculus extensor hallucis brevis.
extensor hallucis brevis muscle,
musculus extensor hallucis brevis.
extensor hallucis longus muscle,
musculus extensor hallucis longus.
extensor muscle of index finger, extensor indicis muscle,
musculus extensor indicis.
extensor muscle of little finger,
musculus extensor digiti minimi.
extensor pollicis brevis muscle,
musculus extensor digitorum brevis.
extensor pollicis longus muscle,
musculus extensor pollicis longus.
extensor muscle of thumb, long,
musculus extensor pollicis longus.
extensor muscle of thumb, short,
musculus extensor pollicis brevis.
extensor muscle of toes, long,
musculus extensor digitorum longus.
extensor muscle of toes, short,
musculus extensor digitorum brevis.
extensor muscle of wrist, long radial,
musculus extensor carpi radialis longus.
extensor muscle of wrist, short radial,
musculus extensor carpi radialis brevis.
extensor muscle of wrist, ulnar,
musculus extensor carpi ulnaris.
extraocular muscles,
musculi externi bulbi oculi.
extrinsic muscle, a muscle that does not originate in
the same limb or part in which it is inserted.
muscles of eye,
musculi externi bulbi oculi.
facial muscles, muscles of facial expression,
musculi faciei.
facial and masticatory muscles, musculi faciales et
masticatores.
fast muscle,
white
m.
muscles of fauces, see
musculi palati mollis et faucium.
femoral muscle,
musculus vastus intermedius.
fibular muscle, long,
musculus fibularis longus.
fibular muscle, short,
musculus fibularis brevis.
fibular muscle, third,
musculus fibularis tertius.
fibularis brevis muscle,
musculus fibularis brevis.
fibularis longus muscle,
musculus fibularis longus.
fibularis tertius muscle,
musculus fibularis tertius.
fixation muscles, fixator muscles, accessory muscles
that serve to steady a part.
flexor muscle, accessory,
musculus quadratus plantae.
flexor carpi radialis muscle,
musculus flexor carpi radialis.
flexor carpi ulnaris muscle,
musculus flexor carpi ulnaris.
flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of hand,
musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis manus.
flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of foot,
musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis.
flexor digitorum brevis muscle,
musculus flexor digitorum brevis.
flexor digitorum longus muscle,
musculus flexor digitorum longus.
flexor digitorum profundus muscle,
musculus flexor digitorum profundus.
flexor digitorum superficialis muscle,
musculus flexor digitorum superficialis.
flexor muscle of fingers, deep,
musculus flexor digitorum profundus.
flexor muscle of fingers, superficial,
musculus flexor digitorum superficialis.
flexor muscle of great toe, long,
musculus flexor hallucis longus.
flexor muscle of great toe, short,
musculus flexor hallucis brevis.
flexor hallucis brevis muscle,
musculus flexor hallucis brevis.
flexor hallucis longus muscle,
musculus flexor hallucis longus.
flexor muscle of little finger, short,
musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis manus.
flexor muscle of little toe, short,
musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis.
flexor pollicis brevis muscle,
musculus flexor pollicis brevis.
flexor pollicis longus muscle,
musculus flexor pollicis longus.
flexor muscle of thumb, long,
musculus flexor pollicis longus.
flexor muscle of thumb, short,
musculus flexor pollicis brevis.
flexor muscle of toes, long,
musculus flexor digitorum longus.
flexor muscle of toes, short,
musculus flexor digitorum brevis.
flexor muscle of wrist, radial,
musculus flexor carpi radialis.
flexor muscle of wrist, ulnar,
musculus flexor carpi ulnaris.
Folius muscle,
ligamentum mallei laterale.
frontal muscle,
venter frontalis musculi occipitofrontalis.
fusiform muscle,
musculus fusiformis.
gastrocnemius muscle,
musculus gastrocnemius.
gastrocnemius muscle, lateral,
caput
laterale musculi gastrocnemii.
gastrocnemius muscle, medial,
caput
mediale musculi gastrocnemii.
Gavard muscle, the oblique fibers of the muscular
coat of the stomach (see
tunica muscularis gastris).
gemellus muscle, inferior,
musculus gemellus inferior.
gemellus muscle, superior,
musculus gemellus superior.
genioglossus muscle,
musculus genioglossus.
geniohyoid muscle,
musculus geniohyoideus.
glossopalatine muscle,
musculus palatoglossus.
glossopharyngeal muscle,
pars
glossopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris.
gluteal muscle, greatest,
musculus gluteus maximus.
gluteal muscle, least,
musculus gluteus minimus.
gluteal muscle, middle,
musculus gluteus medius.
gluteus maximus muscle,
musculus gluteus maximus.
gluteus medius muscle,
musculus gluteus medius.
gluteus minimus muscle,
musculus gluteus minimus.
gracilis muscle,
musculus gracilis.
Guthrie muscle, see
musculus sphincter urethrae externus urethrae femininae
and
musculus sphincter urethrae externus urethrae masculinae.
hamstring muscles, the muscles of the back of the
thigh, including the biceps femoris, the semitendinosus, and
the semimembranosus.
helicis major muscle,
musculus helicis major.
helicis minor muscle,
musculus helicis minor.
muscle of helix, greater,
musculus helicis major.
muscle of helix, lesser,
musculus helicis minor.
Hilton muscle,
musculus aryepiglotticus.
Horner muscle,
pars
profunda partis palpebralis musculi orbicularis oculi.
Houston muscle, fibers of the
bulbocavernosus muscle compressing the dorsal vein of
the penis.
hyoglossal muscle, hyoglossus muscle,
musculus hyoglossus.
muscles of hyoid bone, see
musculi infrahyoidei and
musculi suprahyoidei.
hypaxial muscles, the
musculus longus capitis,
musculus longus colli, the vertebral portion of the
diaphragm, and the
musculus sacrococcygeus anterior; called also
subvertebral m's.
hypomeric muscle, a muscle derived from a hypomere
and innervated by an anterior ramus of a spinal nerve.
hypothenar muscles, the
intrinsic muscles of the little finger; flexing,
abducting, and opposing it, and comprising the
palmaris brevis,
abductor digiti minimi,
flexor digiti minimi brevis, and
opponens digiti minimi.
iliac muscle, iliacus muscle,
musculus iliacus.
iliococcygeal muscle, iliococcygeus muscle,
musculus iliococcygeus.
iliocostal muscle,
musculus iliocostalis.
iliocostal muscle, lumbar,
musculus iliocostalis lumborum.
iliocostal muscle of neck,
musculus iliocostalis cervicis.
iliocostal muscle of thorax,
musculus iliocostalis thoracis.
iliocostalis muscle,
musculus iliocostalis.
iliocostalis cervicis muscle,
musculus iliocostalis cervicis.
iliocostalis lumborum muscle,
musculus iliocostalis lumborum.
iliopsoas muscle,
musculus iliopsoas.
incisive muscles of inferior lip,
musculi incisivi labii inferioris.
incisive muscles of lower lip,
musculi incisivi labii inferioris.
incisive muscles of superior lip,
musculi incisivi labii superioris.
incisive muscles of upper lip,
musculi incisivi labii superioris.
infrahyoid muscles,
musculi infrahyoidei.
infraspinatus muscle, infraspinous muscle,
musculus infraspinatus.
inspiratory muscles, the muscles that act during
inhalation, such as the diaphragm and the intercostal and
pectoral muscles.
intercostal muscles, external,
musculi intercostales externi.
intercostal muscles, innermost,
musculi intercostales intimi.
intercostal muscles, internal,
musculi intercostales interni.
interfoveolar muscle,
ligamentum interfoveolare.
interossei muscles, palmar,
musculi interossei palmares.
interossei muscles, plantar,
musculi interossei plantares.
interossei muscles of foot, dorsal,
musculi interossei dorsales pedis.
interossei muscles of hand, dorsal,
musculi interossei dorsales manus.
interosseous muscles, palmar,
musculi interossei palmares.
interosseous muscles, plantar,
musculi interossei plantares.
interosseous muscles, volar,
musculi interossei palmares.
interosseous muscles of foot, dorsal,
musculi interossei dorsales pedis.
interosseous muscles of hand, dorsal,
musculi interossei dorsales manus.
interspinal muscles,
musculi interspinales.
interspinal muscles, lumbar,
musculi interspinales lumborum.
interspinal muscles of neck,
musculi interspinales cervicis.
interspinal muscles of thorax,
musculi interspinales thoracis.
interspinales muscles,
musculi interspinales.
interspinales cervicis muscles,
musculi interspinales cervicis.
interspinales lumborum muscles,
musculi interspinales lumborum.
interspinales thoracis muscles,
musculi interspinales thoracis.
intertransversarii muscles,
musculi intertransversarii.
intertransversarii muscles, anterior cervical,
musculi intertransversarii anteriores cervicis.
intertransversarii muscles, lateral lumbar,
musculi intertransversarii laterales lumborum.
intertransversarii muscles, lateral posterior cervical,
musculi intertransversarii posteriores laterales cervicis.
intertransversarii muscles, medial lumbar,
musculi intertransversarii mediales lumborum.
intertransversarii muscles, medial posterior cervical,
musculi intertransversarii posteriores mediales cervicis.
intertransversarii muscles, thoracic,
musculi intertransversarii thoracis.
intertransverse muscles,
musculi intertransversarii.
intertransverse muscles, lateral lumbar,
musculi intertransversarii laterales lumborum.
intertransverse muscles, medial lumbar,
musculi intertransversarii mediales lumborum.
intertransverse muscles of neck, anterior,
musculi intertransversarii anteriores cervicis.
intertransverse muscles of neck, lateral posterior,
musculi intertransversarii posteriores laterales cervicis.
intertransverse muscles of neck, medial posterior,
musculi intertransversarii posteriores mediales cervicis.
intertransverse muscles of thorax,
musculi intertransversarii thoracis.
intra-auricular muscles, the
stapedius and
tensor tympani muscles.
intraocular muscles, the intrinsic muscles of the
eyeball.
intrinsic muscle, a muscle that is contained (origin,
belly,
and
insertion) in the same
limb
or structure.
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involuntary muscle, a muscle that is not
under the control of the will; the term includes both smooth muscle,
composed of nonstriated fibers, as well as cardiac muscle, composed of
striated fibers.
iridic muscles, the muscles controlling the iris.
ischiocavernosus muscle, ischiocavernous muscle,
musculus
ischiocavernosus.
ischiococcygeal muscle, ischiococcygeus muscle,
musculus
ischiococcygeus.
Jarjavay muscle, a muscle arising from the
ramus of the
ischium and inserting in the constrictor muscle of the vagina, which
acts to depress the
urethra.
Jung muscle,
musculus
pyramidalis auriculae.
Koyter muscle,
musculus
corrugator supercilii.
Landström muscle, minute muscle fibers in the fascia around and
behind the eyeball, attached in front to the anterior orbital fascia and
eyelids.
Langer muscle, muscular fibers from the insertion of the
pectoralis major muscle over the bicipital groove to the insertion of
the latissimus dorsi.
muscles of larynx,
musculi laryngis.
latissimus dorsi muscle,
musculus
latissimus dorsi.
levator muscle of angle of mouth, levator anguli oris muscle,
musculus levator
anguli oris.
levator ani muscle,
musculus levator
ani.
levatores costarum muscles,
musculi levatores
costarum.
levatores costarum breves muscles,
musculi levatores
costarum breves.
levatores costarum longi muscles,
musculi levatores
costarum longi.
levator glandulae thyroideae muscle,
musculus levator
glandulae thyroideae.
levator labii superioris muscle,
musculus levator
labii superioris.
levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle,
musculus levator
labii superioris alaeque nasi.
levator palpebrae superioris muscle,
musculus levator
palpebrae superioris.
levator muscle of prostate,
musculus
puboprostaticus.
levator muscles of ribs,
musculi levatores
costarum.
levator muscles of ribs, long,
musculi levatores
costarum longi.
levator muscles of ribs, short,
musculi levatores
costarum breves.
levator muscle of scapula, levator scapulae muscle,
musculus levator
scapulae.
levator muscle of thyroid gland,
musculus levator
glandulae thyroideae.
levator muscle of upper eyelid,
musculus levator
palpebrae superioris.
levator muscle of upper lip,
musculus levator
labii superioris.
levator muscle of upper lip and ala of nose,
musculus levator
labii superioris alaeque nasi.
levator veli palatini muscle,
musculus levator
veli palatini.
lingual muscles,
musculi linguae.
long muscle of head,
musculus longus
capitis.
long muscle of neck,
musculus longus
colli.
longissimus muscle,
musculus
longissimus.
longissimus muscle of back,
musculus
longissimus thoracis.
longissimus capitis muscle,
musculus
longissimus capitis.
longissimus cervicis muscle,
musculus
longissimus cervicis.
longissimus muscle of head,
musculus
longissimus capitis.
longissimus muscle of neck,
musculus
longissimus cervicis.
longissimus thoracis muscle, longissimus muscle of thorax,
musculus
longissimus thoracis.
longitudinal muscle of tongue, inferior,
musculus
longitudinalis inferior linguae.
longitudinal muscle of tongue, superior,
musculus
longitudinalis superior linguae.
longus capitis muscle,
musculus longus
capitis.
longus colli muscle,
musculus longus
colli.
muscles of lower limb,
musculi membri
inferioris.
lumbrical muscles of foot,
musculi
lumbricales pedis.
lumbrical muscles of hand,
musculi
lumbricales manus.
masseter muscle,
musculus masseter.
muscles of mastication, masticatory muscles,
musculi
masticatorii.
mentalis muscle,
musculus mentalis.
Merkel muscle,
musculus
ceratocricoideus.
mesothenar muscle,
musculus adductor
pollicis.
Müller muscle,
fibrae circulares
musculi ciliaris.musculus
orbitalis.
multifidus muscles,
musculi multifidi.
multipennate muscle,
musculus
multipennatus.
mylohyoid muscle,
musculus
mylohyoideus.
mylopharyngeal muscle,
pars
mylopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris.
nasal muscle, nasalis muscle,
musculus nasalis.
muscles of neck,
musculi colli.
nonstriated muscle, nonstriated involuntary muscle,
smooth m.
oblique muscle of abdomen, external,
musculus obliquus
externus abdominis.
oblique muscle of abdomen, internal,
musculus obliquus
internus abdominis.
oblique muscle of auricle,
musculus obliquus
auriculae.
oblique muscle of eyeball, inferior,
musculus obliquus
inferior bulbi.
oblique muscle of eyeball, superior,
musculus obliquus
superior bulbi.
oblique muscle of head, inferior,
musculus obliquus
capitis inferior.
oblique muscle of head, superior,
musculus obliquus
capitis superior.
obliquus capitis inferior muscle,
musculus obliquus
capitis inferior.
obliquus capitis superior muscle,
musculus obliquus
capitis superior.
obturator muscle, external,
musculus
obturatorius externus.
obturator muscle, internal,
musculus
obturatorius internus.
occipital muscle,
venter
occipitalis musculi occipitofrontalis.
occipitofrontal muscle, occipitofrontalis muscle,
musculus
occipitofrontalis.
ocular muscles, oculorotatory muscles,
musculi externi
bulbi oculi.
Oddi muscle,
musculus
sphincter ampullae hepatopancreaticae.
Oehl muscle, muscle fibers in the chordae tendineae of the left
atrioventricular valve.
omohyoid muscle,
musculus
omohyoideus.
opponens digiti minimi muscle,
musculus opponens
digiti minimi.
opponens pollicis muscle,
musculus opponens
pollicis.
opposing muscle of little finger,
musculus opponens
digiti minimi.
opposing muscle of thumb,
musculus opponens
pollicis.
orbicular muscle,
musculus
orbicularis.
orbicular muscle of eye,
musculus
orbicularis oculi.
orbicular muscle of mouth,
musculus
orbicularis oris.
orbicularis oculi muscle,
musculus
orbicularis oculi.
orbicularis oris muscle,
musculus
orbicularis oris.
orbital muscle, orbitalis muscle,
musculus
orbitalis.
organic muscle,
visceral m.
muscles of palate and fauces, see
musculi palati
mollis et faucium.
palatine muscles,
musculi palati
mollis et faucium.
palatoglossus muscle,
musculus
palatoglossus.
palatopharyngeal muscle, palatopharyngeus muscle,
musculus
palatopharyngeus.
palmar muscle, long,
musculus palmaris
longus.
palmar muscle, short,
musculus palmaris
brevis.
palmaris brevis muscle,
musculus palmaris
brevis.
palmaris longus muscle,
musculus palmaris
longus.
papillary muscles,
musculi
papillares.
papillary muscle of conus arteriosus, a septal papillary muscle
arising near the septal end of the supraventricular crest and attached
to the anterior and septal cusps of the tricuspid valve.
papillary muscle of left ventricle, anterior,
musculus
papillaris anterior ventriculi sinistri.
papillary muscle of left ventricle, posterior,
musculus
papillaris posterior ventriculi sinistri.
papillary muscle of right ventricle, anterior,
musculus
papillaris anterior ventriculi dextri.
papillary muscle of right ventricle, posterior,
musculus
papillaris posterior ventriculi dextri.
papillary muscles of right ventricle, septal, several small
papillary muscles in the right ventricle of the heart, arising from the
interventricular septum and attaching to adjacent cusps of the tricuspid
valve via chordae tendineae.
pectinate muscles of left atrium,
musculi pectinati
atrii sinistri.
pectinate muscles of right atrium,
musculi pectinati
atrii dextri.
pectineal muscle, pectineus muscle,
musculus
pectineus.
pectoral muscle, greater,
musculus
pectoralis major.
pectoral muscle, smaller,
musculus
pectoralis minor.
pectoralis major muscle,
musculus
pectoralis major.
pectoralis minor muscle,
musculus
pectoralis minor.
muscles of pelvic diaphragm,
musculi
diaphragmatis pelvis.
pennate muscle, penniform muscle,
musculus pennatus.
perineal muscles, muscles of perineum,
musculi perinei.
peroneal muscle, long,
musculus
fibularis longus.
peroneal muscle, short,
musculus
fibularis brevis.
peroneal muscle, third,
musculus
fibularis tertius.
pharyngeal muscles,
musculi pharyngis.
pharyngopalatine muscle,
musculus
palatopharyngeus.
Phillips muscle, a muscular slip from the radial collateral
ligament of the wrist and the styloid process of the radius to the
phalanges.
piriform muscle, piriformis muscle,
musculus
piriformis.
plantar muscle, plantaris muscle,
musculus
plantaris.
platysma muscle, see
platysma.
pleuroesophageal muscle, pleuroesophageus muscle,
musculus
pleurooesophageus.
popliteal muscle, popliteus muscle,
musculus
popliteus.
postaxial muscle, a muscle on the dorsal side of a limb.
preaxial muscle, a muscle on the ventral side of a limb.
procerus muscle,
musculus procerus.
pronator muscle, quadrate,
musculus pronator
quadratus.
pronator muscle, round,
musculus pronator
teres.
pronator quadratus muscle,
musculus pronator
quadratus.
pronator teres muscle,
musculus pronator
teres.
psoas muscle, greater,
musculus psoas
major.
psoas muscle, smaller,
musculus psoas
minor.
psoas major muscle,
musculus psoas
major.
psoas minor muscle,
musculus psoas
minor.
pterygoid muscle, external,
musculus
pterygoideus lateralis.
pterygoid muscle, internal,
musculus
pterygoideus medialis.
pterygoid muscle, lateral,
musculus
pterygoideus lateralis.
pterygoid muscle, medial,
musculus
pterygoideus medialis.
pterygopharyngeal muscle,
pars
pterygopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris.
puboanal muscle, puboanalis muscle,
musculus
puboanalis.
pubococcygeal muscle, pubococcygeus muscle,
musculus
pubococcygeus.
puboperineal muscle, puboperinealis muscle,
musculus
puboperinealis.
puboprostatic muscle, puboprostaticus muscle,
musculus
puboprostaticus.
puborectal muscle, puborectalis muscle,
musculus
puborectalis.
pubovaginal muscle, pubovaginalis muscle,
musculus
pubovaginalis.
pubovesical muscle, pubovesicalis muscle,
musculus
pubovesicalis.
pyloric sphincter muscle,
musculus
sphincter pyloricus.
pyramidal muscle,
musculus
pyramidalis.
pyramidal muscle of auricle,
musculus
pyramidalis auriculae.
pyramidalis muscle,
musculus
pyramidalis.
quadrate muscle,
musculus
quadratus.
quadrate muscle of sole,
musculus
quadratus plantae.
quadrate muscle of thigh, quadratus femoris muscle,
musculus
quadratus femoris.
quadratus lumborum muscle,
musculus
quadratus lumborum.
quadratus plantae muscle,
musculus
quadratus plantae.
quadriceps femoris muscle, quadriceps muscle of thigh,
musculus
quadriceps femoris.
rectococcygeal muscle, rectococcygeus muscle,
musculus
rectococcygeus.
rectourethral muscles,
musculi
anorectoperineales.
rectouterine muscle, rectouterinus muscle,
musculus
rectouterinus.
rectovesical muscle, rectovesicalis muscle,
musculus
rectovesicalis.
rectus abdominis muscle,
musculus rectus
abdominis.
rectus capitis anterior muscle,
musculus rectus
capitis anterior.
rectus capitis lateralis muscle,
musculus rectus
capitis lateralis.
rectus capitis posterior major muscle,
musculus rectus
capitis posterior major.
rectus capitis posterior minor muscle,
musculus rectus
capitis posterior minor.
rectus muscle of eyeball, inferior,
musculus rectus
inferior bulbi.
rectus muscle of eyeball, lateral,
musculus rectus
lateralis bulbi.
rectus muscle of eyeball, medial,
musculus rectus
medialis bulbi.
rectus muscle of eyeball, superior,
musculus rectus
superior bulbi.
rectus femoris muscle,
musculus rectus
femoris.
red muscle, the darker-colored muscle tissue of some mammals,
composed of slow twitch muscle fibers. Called also
slow m. Cf.
white m.
Reisseisen muscles, the smooth muscle fibers of the smallest
bronchi.
rhomboid muscle, greater,
musculus
rhomboideus major.
rhomboid muscle, lesser,
musculus
rhomboideus minor.
rhomboid major muscle,
musculus
rhomboideus major.
rhomboid minor muscle,
musculus
rhomboideus minor.
rider's muscles, the adductor muscles of the thigh.
Riolan muscle, ciliary bundle of
pars palpebralis
musculi orbicularis oculi.musculus
cremaster.
risorius muscle,
musculus risorius.
rotator muscles,
musculi rotatores.
rotator muscles, long,
musculi rotatores
longi.
rotator muscles, short,
musculi rotatores
breves.
rotator muscles of neck,
musculi rotatores
cervicis.
rotator muscles of thorax,
musculi rotatores
thoracis.
rotatores muscles,
musculi rotatores.
rotatores cervicis muscles,
musculi rotatores
cervicis.
rotatores lumborum muscles,
musculi rotatores
lumborum.
rotatores thoracis muscles,
musculi rotatores
thoracis.
Rouget muscle, the circular portion of the ciliary muscle.
Ruysch muscle, the muscular tissue of the fundus uteri.
sacrococcygeal muscle, anterior,
musculus
sacrococcygeus ventralis.
sacrococcygeal muscle, dorsal,
musculus
sacrococcygeus dorsalis.
sacrococcygeal muscle, posterior,
musculus
sacrococcygeus dorsalis.
sacrococcygeal muscle, ventral,
musculus
sacrococcygeus ventralis.
sacrospinal muscle,
musculus erector
spinae.
salpingopharyngeal muscle, salpingopharyngeus muscle,
musculus
salpingopharyngeus.
Santorini muscle,
musculus risorius.
sartorius muscle,
musculus
sartorius.
scalene muscle, anterior,
musculus scalenus
anterior.
scalene muscle, middle,
musculus scalenus
medius.
scalene muscle, posterior,
musculus scalenus
posterior.
scalene muscle, smallest,
musculus scalenus
minimus.
scalenus anterior muscle,
musculus scalenus
anterior.
scalenus medius muscle,
musculus scalenus
medius.
scalenus minimus muscle,
musculus scalenus
minimus.
scalenus posterior muscle,
musculus scalenus
posterior.
Sébileau muscle, the deeper fibers of the musculus dartos.
semimembranosus muscle, semimembranous muscle,
musculus
semimembranosus.
semipennate muscle,
musculus
semipennatus.
semispinal muscle,
musculus
semispinalis.
semispinal muscle of head,
musculus
semispinalis capitis.
semispinal muscle of neck,
musculus
semispinalis cervicis.
semispinal muscle of thorax,
musculus
semispinalis thoracis.
semispinalis muscle,
musculus
semispinalis.
semispinalis capitis muscle,
musculus
semispinalis capitis.
semispinalis cervicis muscle,
musculus
semispinalis cervicis.
semispinalis thoracis muscle,
musculus
semispinalis thoracis.
semitendinosus muscle, semitendinous muscle,
musculus
semitendinosus.
serratus muscle, anterior,
musculus serratus
anterior.
serratus muscle, inferior posterior,
musculus serratus
posterior inferior.
serratus muscle, superior posterior,
musculus serratus
posterior superior.
serratus anterior muscle,
musculus serratus
anterior.
serratus posterior inferior muscle,
musculus serratus
posterior inferior.
serratus posterior superior muscle,
musculus serratus
posterior superior.
Sibson muscle,
musculus scalenus
minimus.
skeletal muscle, any of the striated muscles that are attached to
bones and typically cross at least one joint; they are under voluntary
control and facilitate movement of the skeleton.
slow muscle,
red m.
smooth muscle, smooth involuntary muscle, a type of muscle
without transverse striations in its constituent fibers; it is found in
the walls of the viscera and blood vessels and in the dermis and is not
under voluntary control. See
muscle and
see Plate 35.
muscles of soft palate and fauces,
musculi palati
mollis et faucium.
soleus muscle,
musculus soleus.
somatic muscle,
skeletal m.
sphincter muscle,
musculus
sphincter.
sphincter muscle of anus, external,
musculus
sphincter ani externus.
sphincter muscle of anus, internal,
musculus
sphincter ani internus.
sphincter muscle of bile duct,
musculus
sphincter ductus choledochi.
sphincter muscle of female urethra, external,
musculus
sphincter urethrae externus urethrae femininae.
sphincter muscle of hepatopancreatic ampulla,
musculus
sphincter ampullae hepatopancreaticae.
sphincter muscle of male urethra, external, sphincter muscle of
membranous urethra,
musculus
sphincter urethrae externus urethrae masculinae.
sphincter muscle of pancreatic duct,
musculus
sphincter ductus pancreatici.
sphincter muscle of pupil,
musculus
sphincter pupillae.
sphincter muscle of pylorus,
musculus
sphincter pyloricus.
sphincter muscle of urethra, sphincter urethrae muscle, see
musculus
sphincter urethrae externus urethrae femininae and
musculus
sphincter urethrae externus urethrae masculinae.
sphincter muscle of urethra, internal, sphincter muscle of urinary
bladder,
musculus sphincter urethrae internus.
sphincter urethrovaginalis muscle,
musculus
sphincter urethrovaginalis.
spinal muscle,
musculus spinalis.
spinal muscle of head,
musculus spinalis
capitis.
spinal muscle of neck,
musculus spinalis
cervicis.
spinal muscle of thorax,
musculus spinalis
thoracis.
spinalis muscle,
musculus spinalis.
spinalis capitis muscle,
musculus spinalis
capitis.
spinalis cervicis muscle,
musculus spinalis
cervicis.
spinalis thoracis muscle,
musculus spinalis
thoracis.
splenius capitis muscle,
musculus splenius
capitis.
splenius cervicis muscle,
musculus splenius
cervicis.
splenius muscle of head,
musculus splenius
capitis.
splenius muscle of neck,
musculus splenius
cervicis.
stapedius muscle,
musculus
stapedius.
sternal muscle, sternalis muscle,
musculus
sternalis.
sternocleidomastoid muscle,
musculus
sternocleidomastoideus.
sternohyoid muscle,
musculus
sternohyoideus.
sternomastoid muscle,
musculus
sternocleidomastoideus.
sternothyroid muscle,
musculus
sternothyroideus.
strap muscles,
musculi
infrahyoidei.
striated muscle, striped muscle, a muscle whose fibers are
divided by transverse bands into
striations,
including cardiac
and skeletal
muscle; the term is often used as a synonym for
skeletal muscle.
See muscle
and see Plate 35.
striated involuntary muscle,
cardiac m.
striated voluntary muscle,
skeletal m.
styloglossus muscle,
musculus
styloglossus.
stylohyoid muscle,
musculus
stylohyoideus.
stylopharyngeal muscle, stylopharyngeus muscle,
musculus
stylopharyngeus.
subclavius muscle,
musculus
subclavius.
subcostal muscles, subcostales muscles,
musculi
subcostales.
suboccipital muscles,
musculi
suboccipitales.
subscapular muscle, subscapularis muscle,
musculus
subscapularis.
subvertebral muscles,
hypaxial m's.
supinator muscle,
musculus
supinator.
suprahyoid muscles,
musculi
suprahyoidei.
supraspinatus muscle, supraspinous muscle,
musculus
supraspinatus.
suspensory muscle of duodenum,
musculus
suspensorius duodeni.
synergic muscles, synergistic muscles, muscles that assist one
another in action.
tarsal muscle, inferior,
musculus tarsalis
inferior.
tarsal muscle, superior,
musculus tarsalis
superior.
temporal muscle, temporalis muscle,
musculus
temporalis.
temporoparietal muscle, temporoparietalis muscle,
musculus
temporoparietalis.
tensor muscle of fascia lata, tensor fasciae latae muscle,
musculus tensor
fasciae latae.
tensor tympani muscle, tensor muscle of tympanic membrane,
musculus tensor
tympani.
tensor veli palatini muscle, tensor muscle of velum palatinum,
musculus tensor
veli palatini.
teres major muscle,
musculus teres
major.
teres minor muscle,
musculus teres
minor.
muscle of terminal notch,
musculus
incisurae terminalis.
Theile muscle,
musculus
transversus perinei superficialis.
thenar muscles, the abductor and flexor muscles of the thumb.
thyroarytenoid muscle,
musculus
thyroarytenoideus.
thyroepiglottic muscle,
pars
thyroepiglottica musculi thyroarytenoidei.
thyrohyoid muscle,
musculus
thyrohyoideus.
thyropharyngeal muscle,
pars
thyropharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis inferioris.
tibial muscle, anterior,
musculus tibialis
anterior.
tibial muscle, posterior,
musculus tibialis
posterior.
tibialis anterior muscle,
musculus tibialis
anterior.
tibialis posterior muscle,
musculus tibialis
posterior.
muscles of tongue,
musculi linguae.
tracheal muscle, trachealis muscle,
musculus
trachealis.
trachelomastoid muscle,
musculus
longissimus capitis.
tragicus muscle, muscle of tragus,
musculus tragicus.
transverse abdominal muscle,
musculus
transversus abdominis.
transverse muscle of auricle,
musculus
transversus auriculae.
transverse muscle of chin,
musculus
transversus menti.
transverse muscle of nape,
musculus
transversus nuchae.
transverse perineal muscle, deep,
musculus
transversus perinei profundus.
transverse perineal muscle, superficial,
musculus
transversus perinei superficialis.
transverse muscle of thorax,
musculus
transversus thoracis.
transverse muscle of tongue,
musculus
transversus linguae.
transversospinal muscles, transversospinales muscles,
musculi
transversospinales.
transversus abdominis muscle,
musculus
transversus abdominis.
transversus menti muscle,
musculus
transversus menti.
transversus nuchae muscle,
musculus
transversus nuchae.
transversus thoracis muscle,
musculus
transversus thoracis.
trapezius muscle,
musculus
trapezius.
muscle of Treitz,
musculus
suspensorius duodeni.
triangular muscle,
musculus
triangularis.
triceps muscle of arm, triceps brachii muscle,
musculus triceps
brachii.
triceps muscle of calf, triceps surae muscle,
musculus triceps
surae.
trigonal muscles,
musculi trigoni
vesicae urinariae.
trigonal muscle, deep,
musculus trigoni
vesicae urinariae profundus.
trigonal muscle, superficial,
musculus trigoni
vesicae urinariae superficialis.
unipennate muscle,
musculus
semipennatus.
unstriated muscle,
smooth m.
muscles of upper limb,
musculi membri
superioris.
muscles of urogenital diaphragm, the muscles considered to
participate in the
urogenital
diaphragm (see under diaphragm).
muscle of uvula,
musculus uvulae.
vastus intermedius muscle,
musculus vastus
intermedius.
vastus lateralis muscle,
musculus vastus
lateralis.
vastus medialis muscle,
musculus vastus
medialis.
vertical muscle of tongue,
musculus
verticalis linguae.
vestigial muscle, a muscle that was once well developed but
through evolution has become rudimentary.
visceral muscle, muscle fibers associated chiefly with the hollow
viscera and largely of splanchnic mesodermal origin; except for the
striated fibers in the wall of the heart, they are smooth muscle fibers
bound together by reticular fibers.
vocal muscle, vocalis muscle,
musculus vocalis.
voluntary muscle, any muscle that normally is under the control
of the will, i.e., a
skeletal muscle
(q.v.).
white muscle, the paler-colored muscle tissue of some mammals,
composed of fast twitch muscle fibers. Called also
fast m. Cf.
red m.
Wilson muscle, see
musculus
sphincter urethrae externus urethrae femininae and
musculus
sphincter urethrae externus urethrae masculinae.
yoked muscles, muscles that normally act simultaneously and
equally, as in moving the eyes.
zygomatic muscle, zygomatic muscle, greater,
musculus
zygomaticus major.
zygomatic muscle, lesser,
musculus
zygomaticus minor.
zygomaticus major muscle,
musculus
zygomaticus major.
zygomaticus minor muscle,
musculus
zygomaticus minor.
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