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Muscle Palatoglossus musculus palatoglossus Head & Skull The palatoglossus forms the palatoglossal arch (anterior pillar of the fauces) and is the only tongue… Muscle Palatopharyngeus musculus palatopharyngeus Head & Skull The palatopharyngeus forms the palatopharyngeal arch (posterior pillar of the fauces) and connects the soft palate… Muscle Palmar Interossei musculi interossei palmares Hand & Wrist The three palmar interossei are unipennate muscles adducting the index, ring, and little fingers toward the… Muscle Palmaris Brevis musculus palmaris brevis Hand & Wrist The palmaris brevis is a small, thin subcutaneous muscle at the medial palm that inserts directly… Muscle Palmaris Brevis musculus palmaris brevis Hand & Wrist The palmaris brevis is the only intrinsic muscle inserting into palm skin, cupping the hypothenar eminence… Muscle Palmaris Longus musculus palmaris longus Forearm The palmaris longus is a slender, inconstant forearm muscle absent in roughly 14 percent of people… Muscle Pectineus musculus pectineus Thigh The pectineus is a flat, quadrangular muscle forming the medial wall of the femoral triangle, running… Muscle Pectineus (Full) musculus pectineus Thigh The pectineus is the most superior adductor, lying in the floor of the femoral triangle and… Muscle Pectoralis Major musculus pectoralis major Chest The pectoralis major is a large, fan-shaped muscle that spans the front of the upper chest,… Muscle Pectoralis Major (Clavicular Head) musculus pectoralis major pars clavicularis Chest The clavicular head of the pectoralis major is the upper portion of the fan-shaped pectoral muscle,… Muscle Pectoralis Major (Sternocostal Head) musculus pectoralis major pars sternocostalis Chest The sternocostal head is the larger and more powerful component of the pectoralis major, providing the… Muscle Pectoralis Minor musculus pectoralis minor Chest The pectoralis minor is a thin, triangular muscle that lies completely underneath the pectoralis major, connecting… Muscle Pectoralis Minor (Full) musculus pectoralis minor Chest Pectoralis minor is the key muscle producing anterior scapular tilt (inferior angle lifted away from the… Muscle Peroneus Brevis musculus peroneus brevis Lower Leg The peroneus brevis is the shorter and deeper of the two peroneal muscles, running from the… Muscle Peroneus Longus musculus peroneus longus Lower Leg The peroneus longus takes a remarkable path from the lateral fibula all the way across the… Muscle Peroneus Tertius musculus peroneus tertius Lower Leg The peroneus tertius is an inconstant muscle, absent in approximately 8 to 10 percent of people,… Muscle Peroneus Tertius (Detail) musculus peroneus tertius Lower Leg Peroneus tertius is an inconstant fourth anterior compartment muscle that dorsiflexes and everts the foot. When… Muscle Pharyngeal Constrictors musculi constrictores pharyngis Neck The three pharyngeal constrictors overlap like nested plant pots to form the posterior and lateral pharyngeal… Muscle Piriformis musculus piriformis Pelvis & Hip The piriformis is a flat, pear-shaped muscle occupying the greater sciatic foramen and running from the… Muscle Piriformis (Full) musculus piriformis Pelvis & Hip The piriformis is the key external hip rotator and the primary landmark of the greater sciatic… Muscle Plantar Interossei (Foot) musculi interossei plantares pedis Foot & Ankle The three plantar interossei adduct the third, fourth, and fifth toes toward the second toe axis,… Muscle Plantaris musculus plantaris Lower Leg The plantaris is a vestigial muscle with a very short belly and an extremely long, thin… Muscle Plantaris (Full) musculus plantaris Lower Leg The plantaris has a tiny muscle belly (7-10 cm) producing the longest tendon in the body… Muscle Platysma musculus platysma Neck The platysma is a broad, thin superficial muscle of the neck covering the anterior triangle from…

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