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Muscle Masseter musculus masseter Head & Skull The masseter is the most powerful jaw-closing muscle per unit cross-sectional area in the body, capable… Muscle Masseter (Full) musculus masseter Head & Skull The masseter is the most powerful jaw closing muscle, generating bite forces of 700-800 N at… Muscle Masseter Deep Head caput profundum m. masseteris Head & Skull The deep head of the masseter is smaller and more vertically oriented than the superficial head,… Muscle Masseter Superficial Head caput superficiale m. masseteris Head & Skull The superficial head is the larger component of the masseter, providing the dominant jaw-closing force. Its… Muscle Medial Head of Triceps musculus triceps brachii caput mediale Upper Arm The medial head of the triceps is the deepest and smallest head, arising from the posterior… Muscle Medial Head of Triceps Detail caput mediale m. tricipitis brachii detail Upper Arm The medial head is the most deeply placed and most consistently active of the three triceps… Muscle Medial Pterygoid musculus pterygoideus medialis Head & Skull The medial pterygoid is a thick, quadrilateral muscle forming the medial sling of the temporomandibular joint… Muscle Medial Pterygoid Deep Head caput profundum m. pterygoidei medialis Head & Skull The deep head is the larger medial pterygoid component, arising from the medial pterygoid plate. It… Muscle Medial Pterygoid Superficial Head caput superficiale m. pterygoidei medialis Head & Skull The superficial head of the medial pterygoid arises from the maxillary tuberosity and forms the lateral… Muscle Medial Rectus (Eye) musculus rectus medialis oculi Head & Skull The medial rectus is the primary adductor of the eye and the strongest extra-ocular muscle by… Muscle Mentalis musculus mentalis Head & Skull The mentalis is the primary muscle of chin expression, producing the characteristic cobblestone or dimpled chin… Muscle Mentalis Detail musculus mentalis detail Head & Skull The mentalis is the primary chin muscle, producing the pout and chin dimple. It is the… Muscle Middle Pharyngeal Constrictor musculus constrictor pharyngis medius Head & Skull The middle pharyngeal constrictor forms the oropharyngeal muscular wall, with its fibres overlapping both the superior… Muscle Middle Scalene musculus scalenus medius Neck The middle scalene is the largest of the three scalenes, running from the C2 through C7… Muscle Middle Scalene Detail musculus scalenus medius detail Neck The middle scalene is the largest scalene and forms the posterior wall of the interscalene triangle.… Muscle Mueller’s Superior Tarsal Muscle musculus tarsalis superior Head & Skull Mueller's muscle (superior tarsal muscle) is a thin smooth muscle located between the levator palpebrae superioris… Muscle Multifidus musculus multifidus Lower Back The multifidus is the most important deep stabilising muscle of the spine, spanning 2 to 4… Muscle Multifidus (Full) musculus multifidus Lower Back The multifidus is the most important lumbar spinal stabiliser, providing segmental control through its short multi-segment… Muscle Multifidus (Lumbar) musculus multifidus lumborum Lower Back The lumbar multifidus is the most important lumbar stabiliser, providing segmental control of each vertebral motion… Muscle Multifidus Cervicis musculus multifidus cervicis Neck The cervical multifidus connects articular pillars to spinous processes above, providing segmental control of cervical motion.… Muscle Multifidus Lumbar Detail musculus multifidus lumborum detail Lower Back The lumbar multifidus is the single most important stabilising muscle of the lumbar spine. Its deep… Muscle Multifidus Thoracis musculus multifidus thoracis Chest The thoracic multifidus provides segmental control of thoracic spinal motion, spanning 2-4 vertebral levels. It is… Muscle Musculus Uvulae musculus uvulae Head & Skull The musculus uvulae is a paired muscle within the uvula that shortens and thickens it during… Muscle Mylohyoid musculus mylohyoideus Neck The mylohyoid forms the muscular floor of the mouth, creating the diaphragm on which the tongue…

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