| pars superficialis musculi sphincteri ani externi | pars superficialis musculi sphincteri ani externi |
|---|---|
| pars thyropharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis inferioris | pars thyropharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis inferioris |
| pars transversa musculi nasalis | <anatomy> See: nasalis muscle. Synonym: pars transversa musculi nasalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi | The pleural of musculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi arrectores pilorum | Bundles of smooth muscle fibres, attached to the deep part of the hair follicles, passing outward alongside the sebaceous glands to the papillary layer of the corium; they act to pull the hairs erect, causing "goose bumps" or "goose flesh" (cutis anserina). Synonym: musculi arrectores pilorum, arrectores pilorum, erector muscles of hairs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi bulbi | The voluntary muscles which control eye movement (27 Sep 1997) |
| musculi capitis | The muscles of expression, of mastication, and the suboccipital muscles in general. Synonym: musculi capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi coccygei | The muscles of the coccyx considered as a group, including the musculus coccygeus and the inconstant ventral and dorsal sacrococcygeal muscles. Synonym: musculi coccygei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi colli | The anterolateral muscles of the neck including the platysma, sternocleidomastoid, suprahyoid muscles, infrahyoid muscles, longus colli and scalene muscles. Synonym: musculi colli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi dorsi | The muscles of the back in general, including those attaching the shoulder girdle to the trunk posteriorly, the posterior serratus muscles, and the erector spinae. Synonym: musculi dorsi, dorsal muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi faciales | The numerous muscles supplied by the facial nerve that are attached to and move the skin of the face. Nomina Anatomica also includes the buccinator muscle in this group; even though it functions primarily in mastication. Synonym: musculi faciales, facial muscles, mimetic muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi infrahyoidei | The small, flat muscles inferior to the hyoid bone including the sternohyoid, omohyoid, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid, and levator muscle of the thyroid gland. Synonym: musculi infrahyoidei, strap muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi interossei | Muscles which arise from and run between the long (metacarpal and metatarsal) bones of the hand and foot, extending to and producing movement of the digits. See: dorsal interosseous muscles of foot, dorsal interosseous muscles of hand, palmar interosseous muscle, plantar interosseous muscle. Synonym: musculi interossei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi interossei dorsalis manus | Four muscles in the hand; origin, sides of adjacent metacarpal bones; insertion, proximal phalanges and extensor expansion, first on radial side of index, second on radial side of middle finger, third on ulnar side of middle finger, fourth on ulnar side of ring finger; action, abduct fingers 2-4 from the axis of the middle finger, nerve supply, ulnar. Synonym: musculi interossei dorsalis manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculi interossei dorsalis pedis | Four muscles in the foot; origin, from sides of adjacent metatarsal bones; insertion, first into medial, second into lateral side of proximal phalanx of second toe, third and fourth into lateral side of proximal phalanx of third and fourth toes; action, abduct toes 2-4 from an axis through the second toe; nerve supply, lateral plantar. Synonym: musculi interossei dorsalis pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |