Muscle

Of contractile organ.   May also be referred to as musculus.

One of the contractile organs of the body.

This concept's ID is @1~28915

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  • skeletal muscle 37 facts

    A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of...

  • sphincter 8 facts

    A ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening.

  • ocular muscle 4 facts

    One of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball.

  • antagonistic muscle 2 facts

    (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps...

  • muscle cell 2 facts

    An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body.

  • smooth muscle 2 facts

    A muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs...

  • tensor 1 facts

    Any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm.

  • rectus 0 facts

    Any of various straight muscles.

  • pronator 0 facts

    A muscle that produces or assists in pronation.

  • supinator 0 facts

    A muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination.

  • levator 0 facts

    A muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip).