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.

Contributors in Muscular

Muscular

A broad, straplike muscle in the back of the neck. It pulls on the base of the skull from vertebrae in the neck and upper thorax. The fibers of the muscle are directed upward and lateralward and are ...

splenius cervicis

Anatomy; Muscular

A muscle in the back of the neck. It arises by a narrow tendinous band from the spinous processes of the third to the sixth thoracic vertebrae; it is inserted, by tendinous fasciculi, into the ...

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 ...

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.

risorius

Anatomy; Muscular

Arising in the fascia over the parotid gland and, passing horizontally forward, superficial to the platysma, inserts onto the skin at the angle of the mouth. It is a narrow bundle of fibers, broadest ...

masseter

Anatomy; Muscular

In human anatomy, the masseter is one of the muscles of mastication. In the animal kingdom, it is particularly powerful in herbivores to facilitate chewing of plant matter.

genioglossus

Anatomy; Muscular

A muscle of the human body which runs from the chin to the tongue. The genioglossus is the major muscle responsible for protruding (or sticking out) the tongue.