other uses of muscle pp semi indef small yes Lead rewrite date January 2010 File Skeletal muscle.jpg right 300px thumbnail A top down view of skeletal muscleMuscle from Latin musculus , diminutive of mus mouse ref cite web url http www.askoxford.com concise oed muscle title Definition and origin of the word muscle ref is a Muscle contraction contractile tissue biology tissue of animals and is derived from the Germ layer mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. Myocyte Muscle cells contain contractile ... muscle skeletal , cardiac muscle cardiac , or smooth muscle smooth muscles. Their function is to produce ... itself or movement of organ anatomy internal organs . Cardiac and smooth muscle contraction occurs ... are movements of the eye, or gross movements like the quadriceps femoris muscle quadriceps muscle of the thigh . There are two broad types of voluntary muscle fibers slow twitch and fast twitch. Slow ... dermatome which forms skin , and myotome which forms muscle . ref name Sweeney The myotome is divided ... nerve s. ref name Sweeney During development, myoblast s muscle progenitor cells either remain ... muscle cells. ref name Sweeney Types File Illu muscle tissues.jpg thumb 350px Types of muscle shown at different magnifications There are three types of muscle Skeletal muscle or voluntary muscle is anchored ... control like non postural muscles. An average adult male is made up of 42 of skeletal muscle ... Cummings year 2007 edition 7th page 317 isbn 0805353879 ref Smooth muscle or involuntary muscle ... arrector pili in the skin in which it controls erection of body hair . Unlike skeletal muscle, smooth muscle is not under conscious control. Cardiac muscle is also an involuntary muscle but is more akin in structure to skeletal muscle, and is found only in the heart. Cardiac and skeletal muscles ... smooth muscle has neither. While skeletal muscles are arranged in regular, parallel bundles, cardiac muscle connects at branching, irregular angles called intercalated discs . Striated muscle contracts ... more details
for muscle disambiguation Unreferenced date December 2009 Deleted image removed Image Muscles.jpg thumb right M.U.S.C.L.E.s M.U.S.C.L.E. , Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere , was a toyline of 2 inch tall monochromatic Polyvinyl chloride PVC gum wrestling figures produced in the United States from 1985 to 1988. The story involved intergalactic wrestlers fighting for supremacy of the universe. The toy line itself was straight forward and collectors continue to make the line a viable hobby. The US line included 236 official figures, a boardgame, a NES game entitled M.U.S.C.L.E. game M.U.S.C.L.E. , a championship belt figure holder, and a wrestling ring playset. The figures were distributed in clear, blister packed random 4 packs, semiopaque Waste container garbage can 10 packs, and boxed fixed sculpt 28 packs. For a short time, the figures were also distributed as a bonus in Nestl Quik now known as Nesquik cans. Citation needed date May 2011 Origins Deleted image removed Image 28 packcomic.jpg thumb right The comic titled M.U.S.C.L.E. Story NOW IT CAN BE TOLD The M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were based on the Japanese toyline called kinkeshi . Kinkeshi were based on a manga and anime called Kinnikuman , and some figures were based on anime only characters. The main hero was Suguru Kinniku Kinnikuman , who, in the US, was Muscle Man and was the leader of the Thug Busters ... display case, and two games released that made use of the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures. The Hard Knockin ... like Rock em Sock em Robots . The M.U.S.C.L.E. board game was a unique battle royal style game where ... to Kinnikuman , Ultimate Muscle Kinnikuman NiSei was translated by 4Kids Entertainment in 2002 and aired ... M.U.S.C.L.E. sized, based on the Ultimate Muscle storyline were released sporadically in 2003, as well as a collectible card game entitled Ultimate Muscle Battle Card Game . Viz Media currently publishes the translated Ultimate Muscle manga. Kinnikuman Category Kinnikuman Category Action figures ... more details
In human anatomy, a brevis muscle derives its name from the Latin brevis meaning short , and can refer to Arm Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle , a muscle in the middle of the forearm that manipulates the wrist so the hand moves away from the palm and towards the thumb Extensor pollicis brevis muscle , a skeletal muscle on the dorsal side of the forearm Hand Abductor pollicis brevis muscle , a muscle in the hand that functions as an abductor of the thumb Flexor digiti minimi brevis hand , a muscle in the hand that flexes the little finger Flexor pollicis brevis muscle , a muscle in the hand that flexes the thumb Palmaris brevis muscle , a thin, quadrilateral muscle, beneath the integument of the ulnar side of the hand Leg Adductor brevis muscle , a muscle in the thigh used for moving the hip Foot Extensor digitorum brevis muscle , a muscle on the upper surface of the foot that helps extend digits 2 through 4 Extensor hallucis brevis muscle , a muscle on the top of the foot that helps to extend the big toe Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle foot , a muscle under the metatarsal bone of the little toe Flexor digitorum brevis muscle , a muscle in the middle of the sole of the foot Flexor hallucis brevis muscle , a muscle in sole of the foot that leads to the big toe Peroneus brevis , a muscle that acts in plantarflexion and eversion of the foot disambig ... more details
The term adductor muscle refers to any muscle that causes adduction and may refer to Humans Adductor muscles of the hip , the most common reference in humans, but may also refer to Adductor brevis muscle , a muscle in the thigh situated immediately behind the pectineus and adductor longus Adductor hallucis muscle ,a muscle responsible for adducting the big toe Adductor longus muscle , a skeletal muscle located in the thigh Adductor magnus muscle , a large triangular muscle, situated on the medial side of the thigh Adductor minimus muscle , a small and flat skeletal muscle in the thigh Adductor pollicis muscle , a muscle in the hand that functions to adduct the thumb Other animals Adductor muscle Bivalvia , a muscle in the interior of a bivalve mollusk which close the valves The large foot to shell muscle in gastropod s such as the abalone and limpet disambiguation Category Adductors es M sculo abductor ... more details
orphan date September 2010 Unref date November 2009 A muscle team is formed when a flexor muscle skeletal muscle that bends joints and extensor muscle skeletal muscle that straightens out a joint are partnered together to form a muscle team to bend and straighten joint s. Category Muscular system anatomy stub ... more details
Palatal muscles can refer to Levator veli palatini Tensor veli palatini muscle Musculus uvulae Palatoglossus muscle Palatopharyngeus muscle disambig ... more details
Orphan date October 2006 att September 2011 Isopotential muscle refers to muscle fibers which are fewer than two times the length constant . References cite pmid 11880519 muscle stub Category Muscular system ... more details
Muscle Shoals may refer to Muscle Shoals, Alabama Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Muscle Shoals Sound Studio Leo Muscle Shoals Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. disambig sv Muscle Shoals ... more details
About the type of muscle other uses Antagonist Unreferenced date December 2009 Most muscles work in pairs, and when a muscle works it needs to have an Agonist muscle agonist and an antagonist , unless the muscle s natural state is opposite to that which is produced by the muscle, example Sphincter ani externus muscle . An antagonist is a classification used to describe a muscle that acts in opposition to the specific movement generated by the Agonist muscle agonist and is responsible for returning a limb to its initial position. Antagonistic pairs Antagonistic muscles are found in pairs called antagonistic pairs. These consist of an extensor muscle , which opens the joint i.e. increasing the angle between the two bones , flexor muscle , which does the opposite to an extensor muscle . Antagonistic pairs are needed in the body because muscles can only exert a pulling force, and can t push themselves back into their original positions. An example of this kind of muscle pairing is the biceps brachii and triceps brachii . When the biceps brachii biceps are contracting, the triceps are relaxed, and stretches back to its original position. The opposite happens when the triceps contract. DEFAULTSORT Antagonist Muscle Category Muscular system ca M scul antagonista de Antagonist Muskel es M sculo antagonista fr Antagoniste anatomie nl Agonistische en antagonistische spieren ja pt Antagonista m sculo fi Vastavaikuttajalihakset th ... more details
Infobox Muscle Name Cricoarytenoid muscle Latin GraySubject 236 GrayPage 1082 Image Gray959.png Caption Muscles of larynx. Side view. Right lamina of thyroid cartilage removed. Image2 Caption2 Origin Insertion Blood Nerve recurrent laryngeal nerve Action Antagonist DorlandsPre DorlandsSuf Cricoarytenoid muscles are muscles that connect the cricoid cartilage and arytenoid cartilage . More specifically, it can refer to Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle Muscles of neck Category Muscles of the head and neck muscle stub ... more details
Infobox Muscle Name Vocal muscle Latin musculus vocalis GraySubject 236 GrayPage 1083 Image Musculusthyreoarytenoideus.png Caption Muscles of the larynx , seen from above. Image2 Caption2 Origin Insertion Blood Nerve recurrent laryngeal nerve Action Antagonist DorlandsPre m 22 DorlandsSuf 12551368 The vocal muscle is the upper portion of the thyroarytenoid muscle which is primarily involved in producing speech. See also Vocal ligament Muscles of neck Category Muscles of the head and neck muscle stub hu Musculus vocalis ... more details
Involuntary muscle may refer to Smooth muscle Cardiac muscle disambiguation Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Muscle bike may refer to A type of wheelie bike bicycle that takes styling cues from chopper and bobber motorcycles and muscle cars. A type of Types of motorcycles motorcycle that puts a disproportionately high priority on engine power. See also Muscle car disambig ... more details
wiktionary muscle A muscle is a contractile tissue in an animal s body used especially for movement. Muscle may also refer to Muscle TV series Muscle TV series , comedy set inside a fictional gym in New York City Muscles album Muscles album 2007 by hip hop musician Mele Mel Muscles musician , in Australian electronica Muscles song Muscles song , a song by Diana Ross M.U.S.C.L.E. , small pink action figures produced in the United States in the 1980s M.U.S.C.L.E. video game M.U.S.C.L.E. video game , NES wrestling game based on the manga and anime Kinnikuman ST Muscle ST Muscle a tugboat in service with the French Government from 1946 51 MUSCLE alignment software , a multiple sequence alignment tool. MUSCLE, Common Access Card Non Windows support non Windows API to Common Access Cards See also Mussel , marine or freshwater species, members of several different families of clams or bivalve molluscs disambig ... more details
The semispinalis muscle is a Transversospinales muscles transversospinalis muscle of the human body . More specifically, it is one of three muscles Semispinalis dorsi Semispinalis cervicis Semispinalis capitis disambig zh ... more details
Infobox Muscle Name Orbitalis muscle Latin musculus orbitalis GraySubject 227 GrayPage 1024 Image Caption Image2 Caption2 Origin Insertion Blood Nerve Sympathetic Nerves Action protrusion of eyeball Antagonist MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre m 22 DorlandsSuf 12550014 Orbitalis muscle is a vestigial or rudimentary nonstriated muscle smooth muscle that crosses from the infraorbital groove and sphenomaxillary fissure and intimately united with the periosteum of the orbit. It was described by Johannes Peter M ller and is often called Muller s muscle. One characteristic of Horner s Syndrome is enophthalmos retraction of the eyeball into the orbit due to paralysis of the orbitalis muscle that spans the inferior orbital fissure . Its function is presumed to be eyeball protrusion. Gray s Category Muscles of the head and neck muscle stub sr sh Orbitalni mi i ... more details
Infobox Muscle Name Pennate muscle Latin GraySubject 128 GrayPage 470 Image Rectus femoris.png Width ... kinesiology extension hip flexion Antagonist Hamstring A pennate or pinnate muscle also called a penniform muscle is a muscle with fascicles that attach obliquely in a slanting position to its tendon ... When a muscle contracts and shortens, the pennation angle increases ref Maganaris CN, Baltzopoulos V, Sargeant AJ. In vivo measurements of the triceps surae complex architecture in man implications for muscle ..., from pinna feather, wing. Types of pennate muscle Image Fiederung.svg thumb left 250px Figure 1 Pennate muscle fiber arrangements Individual muscle fibers are formed into bundles of Muscle fascicle fasciculi and these bundles of fasciculi are formed into bundles of Muscle fascicle fascicles which compose the entire muscle itself. In a pennate muscle, aponeuroses run along each side of the muscle ... angle to the load axis of the muscle. If all the fascicles are on the same side of the tendon, the pennate muscle is called unipennate Fig. 1A . Examples of this include certain muscles in the hand . If there are fascicles on both sides of the central tendon, the pennate muscle is called bipennate Fig. 1B . The rectus femoris , a large muscle in the quadriceps , is typical. If the central tendon branches within a pennate muscle, the muscle is called multipennate Fig. 1C , as seen in the deltoid muscle in the shoulder . Consequences of pennate muscle architecture Physiological cross sectional area PCSA Main Physiological cross sectional area One advantage of pennate muscles is that more muscle fibers can be packed in parallel, thus allowing the muscle to produce more force, although the fiber ... than the maximum force in the fiber direction ref name Gans C. Gans 1982 . Fiber architecture and muscle .... 16 89 137. ref . The muscle cross sectional area blue line in figure 1, also known as anatomical cross section area, or ACSA does not accurately represent the number of muscle fibers in the muscle. A better ... more details
Multiple issues orphan November 2006 context October 2009 unreferenced December 2006 Muscle arms are body wall muscle BWM membrane extensions that connect the BWMs to the motor axons of the dorsal and ventral nerve cords in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans C. elegans . Muscle arms were first described in other nematode species by Anton Schneider 1831 &ndash 1890 in his Monographie der Nematoden , published in 1866. Subsequent work showed that muscle arms are found in C. elegans and that these structures are abnormal in unc 104, unc 5 and other mutants. External links http www.wormatlas.org handbook mesodermal.htm musclepartI.htm musarms Wormatlas a structural anatomy of muscle arms. DEFAULTSORT Muscle Arms Category Muscular system muscle stub ... more details
Infobox Anatomy Name Muscle fascicle Latin fasiculus muscularis GraySubject 103 GrayPage 373 Image Illu muscle structure.jpg Caption Structure of a skeletal muscle. Fascicle labeled at bottom right. Image2 Caption2 System MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre DorlandsSuf Code TerminologiaHistologica 3 03 00.0.00003 In anatomy , a fascicle is a bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium , a type of connective tissue . Specialized muscle fibers in the heart that transmit electrical impulses from the AV node Atrioventricular Node AV Node to the Purkinje fibers Purkinje Fibers are fascicles, also referred to as bundle branches. These start as a single fascicle of fibers at the AV node called the Bundle of His that then splits into three bundle branches the right fascicular branch, left anterior fascicular branch, and left posterior fascicular branch. See also Epimysium Endomysium Connective tissue in skeletal muscle External links eMedicineDictionary Fascicle OklahomaHistology 77 04 Slide 77 skeletal muscle AnatomyAtlasesMicroscopic 05 83 Smooth Muscle http www.octc.kctcs.edu gcaplan anat images Image285.gif Diagram at kctcs.edu Muscle tissue Category Muscular system muscle stub fa pt Fasc culo muscular sv Muskelfascikel ... more details
image awareness muscle.jpg thumb Awareness Muscle by Thierry Geoffroy in Blackwood Gallery, Toronto Awareness Muscle is an format art art format by Thierry Geoffroy . The art format Awareness Muscle has been activated in Copenhagen and the Blackwood Gallery, Toronto . image awaremus.jpg thumb Awareness Muscle by Thierry Geoffroy in Blackwood Gallery, Toronto image awaremusb.jpg thumb Awareness Muscle by Thierry Geoffroy in Blackwood Gallery, Toronto The mechanisms of this art format is always the same disregarding time and place following the principals of format art . Awareness Muscle uses the act of physical training as a metaphor of training the consciousness and ability of critical thinking , of the participant. External links http www.colonel.dk Thierry Geoffroy Colonels official website http blackwoodgallery.blogspot.com 2007 11 opening party at blackwood gallery.html Awareness Muscle at Blackwood Gallery http www.emergencyrooms.org awareness muscle.html Awareness Muscle Official Website http www.utm.utoronto.ca services gallery Blackwood exhibitionAwareness07.html Awareness Muscle Thierry Geoffroy le Colonel, Toronto 2007 Category Conceptual art da Awareness Muscle ... more details
Muscle infobox Name Temporal muscle Image Gray382.png Caption The Temporalis the zygomatic arch and Masseter have been removed. Latin musculus temporalis Origin temporal lines on the parietal bone of the skull. Insertion Coronoid process of the mandible coronoid process of the Human mandible mandible . Blood deep temporal arteries deep temporal Nerve mandibular nerve V3 Action Elevation kinesiology elevation and Retraction kinesiology retraction of Human mandible mandible Antagonist Platysma muscle The temporal muscle is one of the muscles of mastication . Structure It arises from the temporal fossa and the deep part of temporal fascia . It passes medial to the zygomatic arch and inserts onto the coronoid process of the Human mandible mandible . The temporal muscle is covered by the temporal fascia , also known as the temporal aponeurosis. The muscle is accessible on the Temple anatomy temples , and can be seen and felt Muscle contraction contracting while the jaw is clenching and unclenching. Innervation As with the other muscles of mastication, control of the temporal muscle comes from the third mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve . Specifically, the muscle is innervated by the deep temporal nerves . Blood supply The muscle receives its blood supply from the deep temporal arteries which anastomose with the middle temporal artery . Actions Contraction of the temporal muscle retrudes and elevates the mandible. The posterior horizontal fibers retract the mandible while the anterior vertical fibers elevate the mandible. Additional images gallery Image Temporal muscle.jpg Temporal muscle Image Temporal muscle 2.jpg Temporal muscle Image Temporal muscle 3.jpg Temporal muscle ... 27 04 01 00 Infratemporal Fossa The Temporalis Muscle Muscles of head Category Muscles of the head and neck muscle stub ar ca M scul temporal cs Sval sp nkov de Musculus temporalis es M sculo temporal fr Muscle temporal gl M sculo temporal hr Sljepoo ni mi i it Muscolo temporale hu Hal nt kizom ... more details
unreferenced date November 2008 Muscle contractures can occur for many reasons, such as paralysis , muscle atrophy muscular atrophy , and forms of muscular dystrophy . Fundamentally, the muscle and its tendons shorten, resulting in reduced flexibility. For example, in the case of partial paralysis i.e. polio myelitis the loss of strength and muscle control tend to be greater in some muscles than in others, leading to an imbalance between the various muscle groups around specific joints. Case in point when the muscles which flex the foot upward are less functional than the muscles which flex the foot downward a contracture occurs, giving the foot a progressively downward angle and loss of flexibility. Various interventions can slow, stop, or even reverse muscle contractures, ranging from physical therapy to surgery. A common cause for having the ankle lose its flexibility in this manner is from having sheets tucked in at the foot of the bed when sleeping. The weight of the sheets keep the feet flexed downward all night. Correcting this by not tucking the sheets in at the foot of the bed, or by sleeping with the feet hanging of the bed when in the prone positi I It occurs also due to muscle tightening for example if after fracture when immobilization is done by putting plaster of paris the muscle length shortens because the muscle is not used for a large span of time. Category Muscular system medical stub ... more details
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