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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tensor veli palatini

Anatomy; Muscular

A broad, thin, ribbon-like muscle in the head that tenses the soft palate.

musculus uvulae

Anatomy; Muscular

A muscle of the soft palate. It descends to be inserted into the uvula and functions to move and shape it.

palaglossus

Anatomy; Muscular

A small fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the glossopalatine arch.

palatopharyngeus

Anatomy; Muscular

A long, fleshy fasciculus, narrower in the middle than at either end, forming, with the mucous membrane covering its surface, the palatopharyngeal arch.

stylopharyngeus

Anatomy; Muscular

A muscle in the head that stretches between the styloid process and the pharynx. The stylopharyngeus is a long, slender muscle, cylindrical above, flattened below.

salpingopharyngeus

Anatomy; Muscular

A muscle arises from the inferior part of the cartilage of the pharyngotympanic tube (Eustachian tube) in the nasal cavity; it passes downward and blends with the posterior fasciculus of the ...

The only tensor muscle of the larynx, aiding with phonation. It attaches to the anterolateral aspect of the cricoid and the inferior cornu and lower lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and its action ...