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Muscle Salpingopharyngeus musculus salpingopharyngeus Head & Skull The salpingopharyngeus is a small muscle arising from the pharyngeal end of the Eustachian tube (salpinx… Muscle Sartorius musculus sartorius Thigh The sartorius is the longest muscle in the human body, running diagonally across the entire anterior… Muscle Sartorius (Full) musculus sartorius Thigh The sartorius is the longest muscle in the body, crossing both the hip and knee as… Muscle Scalenes musculi scaleni Neck The scalenes are a group of three muscles on the lateral neck connecting the cervical transverse… Muscle Scalenus Anterior musculus scalenus anterior Neck The scalenus anterior is the most important of the three scalene muscles clinically, dividing the posterior… Muscle Scalenus Medius musculus scalenus medius Neck The scalenus medius is the largest and most posterior scalene, forming the posterior wall of the… Muscle Scalenus Minimus musculus scalenus minimus Neck The scalenus minimus is a small and inconstant muscle present in approximately 36 percent of people,… Muscle Scalenus Posterior musculus scalenus posterior Neck The scalenus posterior is the smallest and deepest of the three scalene muscles, running from the… Muscle Semimembranosus musculus semimembranosus Thigh The semimembranosus is the deepest and most medial hamstring, named for the broad flat membranous tendon… Muscle Semimembranosus musculus semimembranosus Thigh The semimembranosus has the most complex insertion of any hamstring, with expansions reinforcing the posteromedial knee.… Muscle Semispinalis Capitis musculus semispinalis capitis Neck The semispinalis capitis is the largest of the deep cervical muscles, forming a thick cylindrical mass… Muscle Semispinalis Capitis (Full) musculus semispinalis capitis Head & Skull The semispinalis capitis is the largest and most superficial posterior cervical muscle, forming the bulk of… Muscle Semispinalis Cervicis musculus semispinalis cervicis Neck The semispinalis cervicis is the cervical component of the transversospinalis group, bridging from the upper thoracic… Muscle Semispinalis Thoracis musculus semispinalis thoracis Spine The semispinalis thoracis spans five or more vertebral levels from the mid-thoracic transverse processes to the… Muscle Semitendinosus musculus semitendinosus Thigh The semitendinosus is the most medial of the three hamstring muscles and has the longest tendon… Muscle Serratus Anterior musculus serratus anterior Chest The serratus anterior is a broad, saw-toothed muscle wrapping around the lateral chest wall and connecting… Muscle Serratus Anterior (Full) musculus serratus anterior Chest Serratus anterior is the key muscle holding the scapula against the thorax and rotating it upward… Muscle Serratus Posterior Inferior musculus serratus posterior inferior Lower Back The serratus posterior inferior counteracts the tendency of the diaphragm to pull the lower ribs inward… Muscle Serratus Posterior Superior musculus serratus posterior superior Upper Back The serratus posterior superior is a thin, flat muscle of forced inspiration connecting the lower cervical… Muscle Short Head of Biceps Femoris musculus biceps femoris caput breve Thigh The short head of the biceps femoris is the only hamstring not arising from the ischial… Muscle Soleus musculus soleus Lower Leg The soleus lies deep to the gastrocnemius in the posterior calf, constituting the largest portion of… Muscle Spinalis musculus spinalis Spine The spinalis is the most medial column of the erector spinae, running from spinous process to… Muscle Spinalis (Full) musculus spinalis (pars erectoris spinae) Lower Back The spinalis is the most medial and smallest column of the erector spinae, connecting spinous processes… Muscle Splenius Capitis musculus splenius capitis Neck The splenius capitis is a broad, strap-like muscle on the posterolateral neck running obliquely from the…

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