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Muscle Lateral Cricoarytenoid musculus cricoarytenoideus lateralis Neck The lateral cricoarytenoid is the primary vocal cord adductor, rotating the arytenoid cartilage to bring the… Also: Detail

Muscle Lateral Head of Triceps caput laterale musculi tricipitis brachii Upper Arm The lateral head of triceps is the most superficial and lateral portion of the triceps, forming… Also: Detail

Muscle Lateral Pterygoid musculus pterygoideus lateralis Head & Skull The lateral pterygoid is the only masticatory muscle that actively opens the jaw, working with the…

Muscle Lateral Pterygoid Inferior Head caput inferius m. pterygoidei lateralis Head & Skull The inferior head of the lateral pterygoid is unique in being active during mouth opening rather…

Muscle Lateral Pterygoid Superior Head caput superius musculi pterygoidei lateralis Head & Skull The lateral pterygoid muscle has two distinct heads with different functions: the inferior head protrudes and…

Muscle Lateral Rectus (Eye) musculus rectus lateralis oculi Head & Skull The lateral rectus is the only extra-ocular muscle supplied by the abducens nerve (CN VI), making…

Muscle Latissimus Dorsi musculus latissimus dorsi Chest The latissimus dorsi is the broadest muscle in the human body, spanning from the lower back… Also: Detail

Muscle Levator Anguli Oris musculus levator anguli oris Head & Skull The levator anguli oris lifts the corner of the mouth upward and slightly medially, deepening the…

Muscle Levator Ani musculus levator ani Pelvis & Hip The levator ani is the primary muscular floor of the pelvis, a broad muscular diaphragm forming… Also: Detail

Muscle Levator Ani Subdivisions musculus levator ani, partes Pelvis & Hip The levator ani is divided into three functional components: puborectalis (the most medial sling-like portion around…

Muscle Levatores Costarum musculi levatores costarum Lower Back The levatores costarum are twelve pairs of small fan-shaped muscles on each side of the thoracic… Also: Detail

Muscle Levatores Costarum Breves musculi levatores costarum breves Chest The levatores costarum breves are 12 muscles, one per thoracic level, each elevating the immediately adjacent…

Muscle Levatores Costarum Longi musculi levatores costarum longi Chest The levatores costarum longi are present at T7-T11 only, spanning two rib levels. They supplement the…

Muscle Levator Labii Superioris musculus levator labii superioris Head & Skull The levator labii superioris elevates the upper lip and dilates the nostril. Its nasolabial deepening action… Also: Detail

Muscle Levator Labii Superioris Alaeque Nasi musculus levator labii superioris alaeque nasi Head & Skull The levator labii superioris alaeque nasi is one of the longest named muscles in the body,…

Muscle Levator Palpebrae Superioris musculus levator palpebrae superioris Head & Skull The levator palpebrae superioris is the primary elevator of the upper eyelid, arising from the sphenoid…

Muscle Levator Scapulae musculus levator scapulae Neck The levator scapulae is a strap muscle on the posterolateral neck connecting the upper cervical transverse… Also: Full overview

Muscle Levator Veli Palatini musculus levator veli palatini Head & Skull The levator veli palatini is the primary elevator of the soft palate, contracting to close the…

Muscle Longissimus musculus longissimus Lower Back The longissimus is the largest and most central column of the erector spinae, spanning the full… Also: Full overview

Muscle Longissimus Capitis musculus longissimus capitis Neck The longissimus capitis is the cranial extension of the longissimus column, arising from the lower cervical…

Muscle Longissimus Cervicis musculus longissimus cervicis Neck The cervical longissimus is the intermediate column of the erector spinae in the neck, connecting the…

Muscle Longissimus Thoracis musculus longissimus thoracis Chest The longissimus thoracis is the largest component of the erector spinae and the primary extensor of… Also: Detail

Muscle Longus Capitis musculus longus capitis Neck The longus capitis is the deepest flexor of the upper cervical spine and head, connecting the… Also: Detail

Muscle Longus Colli musculus longus colli Neck The longus colli is the primary prevertebral muscle of the anterior cervical spine, lying directly on… Also: Full overview · Detail

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