| muscles of thorax | The muscles attaching to the rib cage including the pectoral muscles, serratus anterior, subclavius, levator muscles, intercostal muscles, transverse thoracic muscle, subcostal muscles, and diaphragm. Synonym: musculi thoracis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| muscles of tongue | The extrinsic muscles include the genioglossus, hyoglossus, chondroglossus, and styloglossus muscles; the intrinsic muscles are the vertical, transverse, and the superior and inferior longitudinal; all are innervated by the hypoglssal nerve. Synonym: musculi linguae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscles, abdominal | A large group of muscles in the front of the abdomen that assists in the regular breathing movement and supports the muscles of the spine while lifting and keeping abdominal organs such as the intestines in place. Abdominal muscles play a key role in exercises such as sit-ups. (12 Dec 1998) |
| palatoglossus muscle | <anatomy> Forms anterior pillar of tonsillar fossa; origin, oral surface of soft palate; insertion, side of tongue; action, raises back of tongue and narrows fauces; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). Synonym: musculus palatoglossus, glossopalatinus, musculus glossopalatinus, palatoglossus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| palatopharyngeal muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). Synonym: musculus palatopharyngeus, musculus pharyngopalatinus, palatopharyngeal muscle, palatopharyngeus, pharyngopalatinus, pharyngostaphylinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatouvularis muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, posterior nasal spine; insertion, forms chief bulk of the uvula; action, raises the uvula; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus. Synonym: musculus uvulae, muscle of uvula, musculus azygos uvulae, palatouvularis muscle, uvularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palmar interosseous muscle | <anatomy> Three muscles in the hand; origin, first: ulnar side of second metacarpal; second and third: radial sides of fourth and fifth metacarpals; insertion, first: into ulnar side of index; second and third: into radial sides of ring and little fingers; action, adducts fingers toward axis of middle finger; nerve supply, ulnar. See: flexor pollicis brevis muscle. Synonym: musculus interosseus palmaris, musculus interosseus volaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gantzer's muscle | <anatomy> An accessory muscle extending from the superficial flexor of the digits to the deep flexor of the digits. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpebral part of orbicularis oculi muscle | palpebral part of orbicularis oculi muscle |
| panniculus carnosus muscle | <anatomy> A sheet of muscle, lying beneath the skin, by which the skin can be made to shiver; it is especially well developed in the horse, in man, platysma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papillary muscle | <anatomy> Small muscles within the heart which anchor the heart valves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| papillary muscle dysfunction | Impaired function of a papillary muscle, usually due to ischemia or infarction, with resulting incompetence of the mitral valve. Synonym: papillary muscle syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papillary muscle syndrome | Impaired function of a papillary muscle, usually due to ischemia or infarction, with resulting incompetence of the mitral valve. Synonym: papillary muscle syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gavard's muscle | <anatomy> Oblique fibres in the muscular coat of the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ventral sacrococcygeal muscle | <anatomy> An inconstant muscle on the pelvic surfaces of the sacrum and coccyx, the remains of a portion of the tail musculature of lower animals. Synonym: musculus sacrococcygeus ventralis, musculus sacrococcygeus anterior, ventral sacrococcygeal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ventral sacrococcygeus muscle | <anatomy> An inconstant muscle on the pelvic surfaces of the sacrum and coccyx, the remains of a portion of the tail musculature of lower animals. Synonym: musculus sacrococcygeus ventralis, musculus sacrococcygeus anterior, ventral sacrococcygeal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marcacci's muscle | <anatomy> A sheet of smooth muscle fibres underlying the areola and nipple of the mammary gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genioglossal muscle | <anatomy> One of the paired lingual muscles; origin, mental spine of the mandible; insertion, lingual fascia beneath the mucous membrane and epiglottis; action, depresses and protrudes the tongue; nerve supply, hypoglossal. Synonym: musculus genioglossus, genioglossal muscle, genioglossus, musculus geniohyoglossus. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Active Stretching, Ballistic Stretching, Dynamic Stretching, Isometric Stretching, Passive Stretching, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Stretching, Relaxed Stretching, Static Stretching, Static-Active Stretching, Static-Passive Stretching
Synonyms : Muscle Tightness, Muscular Tension, Tension, Muscle, Tension, Muscular, Tightness, Muscle, Tonus, Muscle
Synonyms : Muscular Weakness, Muscle Weaknesses, Muscular Weaknesses, Weakness, Muscle, Weakness, Muscular, Weaknesses, Muscle, Weaknesses, Muscular
Synonyms : Muscle, Anterior Tibial, Muscle, Gastrocnemius, Muscle, Plantaris, Muscle, Soleus, Muscles, Skeletal, Muscles, Striated, Muscles, Voluntary, Skeletal Muscles, Striated Muscle, Striated Muscles, Tibial Muscle, Anterior, Voluntary Muscle, Voluntary Muscles
Synonyms : Involuntary Muscle, Involuntary Muscles, Muscles, Involuntary, Muscles, Smooth, Smooth Muscle, Smooth Muscles
| muscle biopsy |
Removal of a small tissue sample for microscopic examination
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Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart muscle is called "cardiac muscle." Muscle that is in the walls of arteries and bowel is called "smooth muscle."
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A tissue composed of fibres which contract to assist the bodily movement.
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| muscle |
An organ which, by contraction, produces movement.
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The diaphragm is the muscle that separates the chest (thoracic) cavity from the abdomen. Contraction of the diaphragm muscle helps to expand the lungs during inspiration when one is breathing air in.
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