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18 entries · Muscles

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 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 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 musculus pterygoideus medialis Head & Skull The medial pterygoid forms the inner limb of the mandibular sling (with the masseter on the… 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 musculus mentalis Head & Skull The mentalis elevates and protrudes the lower lip, producing the pout expression and chin wrinkling. Mentalis… 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 Pharyngeal Constrictor musculus constrictor pharyngis medius Neck The middle pharyngeal constrictor overlaps the superior constrictor above and the inferior constrictor below, forming the… Muscle Middle Scalene musculus scalenus medius Neck The middle scalene is the largest of the three scalenes, running from the C2 through C7… Muscle Multifidus musculus multifidus Spine The multifidus is the primary segmental stabiliser of the lumbar spine, providing the deep intersegmental stiffness… Muscle Multifidus musculus multifidus Spine 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 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… Muscle Mylohyoid (Full) musculus mylohyoideus Head & Skull The mylohyoid forms the muscular floor of the oral cavity, separating the sublingual space above from…

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