Muscular

Muscular

The system in the body composed of muscle cells and tissues that bring about movement of an organ or part of the body.

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Longus capitis

Anatomy; Muscular

Broad and thick above, narrow below, arises by four tendinous slips, from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebræ, and ascends, ...

Iliocostalis

Anatomy; Muscular

The muscle immediately lateral to the longissimus that is the nearest to the furrow that separates the epaxial muscles from the hypaxial. It lies very deep to the fleshy portion of the serratus ...

Situated on the anterior surface of the vertebral column, between the atlas and the third thoracic vertebra. This muscle is in front of the spine and is thought by some scientists that it may cause ...

Scalene muscles

Anatomy; Muscular

A group of three pairs of muscles in the lateral neck, namely the scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, and scalenus posterior.

Spinalis

Anatomy; Muscular

The portion of the erector spinae, a bundle of muscles and tendons, located nearest to the spine. It is divided into three parts.

Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle

Anatomy; Muscular

An extrinsic flexor muscle of the fingers at the proximal interphalangeal joints.

Flexor digitorum profundus

Anatomy; Muscular

A muscle in the forearm that flexes the fingers (also known as digits). It is considered an extrinsic hand muscle because it acts on the hand while its muscle belly is located in the forearm. ...