Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia - Muscle
Muscle is a contractile form of tissue. It is one of the four major tissue types, the other three being epithelium, connective tissue and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle - The Strongest Human Muscle
Depending on what definition of "strongest" is used, many different muscles in the human body can be characterized as being the "stronges...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gluteal Muscles: Encyclopedia Ii - Gluteal Muscles - The Gluteal Muscles
The gluteus maximus is the uppermost of the three muscles. It is the largest of the gluteal muscles and, by some definitions, is the most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anconeus Muscle: Encyclopedia - Anconeus Muscle
The anconeus muscle is a small muscle on the posterior surface of the elbow. There are suggestions that this muscle is embryologically th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coracobrachialis Muscle: Encyclopedia - Coracobrachialis Muscle
The coracobrachialis is one of the three muscles that attach to the coracoid process of the scapula. The other two muscles are the pector...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brachialis Muscle: Encyclopedia - Brachialis Muscle
Brachialis is a flexor muscle in the upper arm. It lies deep to biceps brachii, and is a more powerful flexor of the elbow. Other relat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cremaster Muscle: Encyclopedia - Cremaster Muscle
The cremaster muscle is a muscle which covers the testis. Its function is to raise and lower the scrotum in order to regulate the tempera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calf Muscle: Encyclopedia - Calf Muscle
The calf or sura is a pair of muscles -- the gastrocnemius and soleus -- at the back of the lower human leg. The calf muscle is connected...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auriculares Muscles: Encyclopedia - Auriculares Muscles
The Auriculares muscles are the three muscles surrounding the auricula or outer ear. The Auricularis anterior (Attrahens aurem), the smal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cricothyroid Muscle: Encyclopedia - Cricothyroid Muscle
The cricothyroid muscle attaches to the anterolateral aspect of the cricoid and the inferior cornu and lower lamina of the thyroid cartil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bulbospongiosus Muscle: Encyclopedia - Bulbospongiosus Muscle
Bulbospongiosus is one of the superficial muscles of the perineum. It has a slightly different origin, insertion and function in males an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adductor Brevis Muscle: Encyclopedia - Adductor Brevis Muscle
The Adductor brevis muscle is a muscle of the human body. Other related archiveshuman body, muscle    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adductor Pollicis Muscle: Encyclopedia - Adductor Pollicis Muscle
The Adductor pollicis muscle is a muscle of the human body. Other related archiveshuman body, muscle    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiac Muscle: Encyclopedia - Cardiac Muscle
Cardiac muscle is a type of striated muscle found within the heart. Its function is to "pump" blood through the circulatory system by con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adductor Longus Muscle: Encyclopedia - Adductor Longus Muscle
The Adductor longus muscle is a muscle of the human body. It is a part of the adductor group of the thigh, that as the name suggests addu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ciliary Muscle: Encyclopedia - Ciliary Muscle
The ciliary muscle is a smooth muscle that affects zonules in the eye (fibers that suspend the lens in position during accommodation), en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Weakness: Encyclopedia - Muscle Weakness
Muscle weakness (or "lack of strength") is the inability to exert force with ones muscles to the degree that would be expected given the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biceps Brachii Muscle: Encyclopedia - Biceps Brachii Muscle
In human anatomy, the biceps brachii is a muscle on the upper arm that acts to flex the elbow. Contrary to popular belief, the main flexo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abductor Pollicis Brevis Muscle: Encyclopedia - Abductor Pollicis Brevis Muscle
The Abductor pollicis brevis muscle is a muscle of the human body. Other related archiveshuman body, muscle    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abductor Pollicis Longus Muscle: Encyclopedia - Abductor Pollicis Longus Muscle
The Abductor pollicis longus muscle is a muscle of the human body. Other related archiveshuman body, muscle    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cramp: Encyclopedia - Cramp
A cramp is an unpleasant sensation caused by contraction, usually of a muscle. It can be caused by cold or overexertion. Illness or poiso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atony: Encyclopedia - Atony
In medicine, atony (or "atonia", or "atonic") refers to a muscle that has lost its strength. It is frequently associated with the conditi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mastication: Encyclopedia - Mastication
Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is torn and/or crushed by teeth. It is the first step of digestion. Through chewing, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ciliary Body: Encyclopedia - Ciliary Body
The ciliary body is the part of the eye containing the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes. There are two sets of ciliary muscles in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hand: Encyclopedia - Hand
The hand (med./lat.: manus) is the portion of the arm or anterior limb of a human or other primate, where the appendage terminates. This ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paralysis: Encyclopedia - Paralysis
Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. Major causes are stroke, trauma, poliomyelitis, amyotrop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urinary Bladder: Encyclopedia - Urinary Bladder
In the anatomy of mammals, the urinary bladder is the organ that collects urine excreted by the kidneys prior to disposal by urination. U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gluteal Muscles: Encyclopedia Ii - Gluteal Muscles - The Gluteal Muscles
The gluteus maximus is the uppermost of the three muscles. It is the largest of the gluteal muscles and, by some definitions, is the mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle - Anatomy
Muscle is composed of muscle cells (sometimes known as "muscle fibers"). Within the cells are myofibrils; myofibrils contain sarcomeres, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle - Types
There are three general types of muscle: Cardiac muscle is a specialized kind of muscle found only within the heart. It cannot get tired...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle - Physiology
The three types of muscle have significant differences, but all use the movement of actin against myosin to produce contraction and relax...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Contraction: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Contraction - Skeletal Muscle Contractions
Skeletal muscles contract according to the sliding-filament model: An action potential reaches the axon of the motor neuron. The action ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle - Nervous Control
Muscle - Efferent leg. Vertebrates move muscles in response to voluntary and autonomic signals from the brain. Deep muscles, superficia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - Politics Of The Muscle Car
The muscle cars' performance soon became a liability during this period. The automotive safety lobby, which had been spearheaded by Ralph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - American Muscle Cars
Road & Track identified the following models as "musclecars" in 1965: 1964-1965 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans GTO 1965-1975 Buick Riviera ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle - Role In Health And Disease
Muscle - Exercise. Exercise is often recommended as a means of improving motor skills, fitness and muscle strength. Exercise has severa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gluteal Muscles: Encyclopedia Ii - Gluteal Muscles - Problems Associated With The Gluteal Muscles
Sitting for long periods can lead to the gluteal muscles atrophying through constant pressure and disuse. This may be associated with (al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deltoid Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Deltoid Muscle - Action
The anterior fibres are involved in shoulder abduction when the shoulder is externally rotated. The anterior deltoid is weak in strict tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Supraspinatus Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Supraspinatus Muscle - Innervation
The supraspinatus muscle is supplied by the suprascapular nerve (C4, C5, and C6), which arises from the superior trunk of the brachial pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - Modern Muscle Cars
In the US, General Motors discontinued its Camaro and Trans Am models in 2002 (along with the short-lived 1994-1996 Chevrolet Impala SS),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Spindle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Spindle - Anatomy
Muscle spindles are found within the fleshy portions of muscles, embedded in so-called extrafusal muscle fibers. They are composed of 3-1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ultimate Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Ultimate Muscle - Characters
Ultimate Muscle - Team AHO. The four star pupils from Hercules Factory Year 1. Mantarō Kinniku (キン肉万太郎 Kinniku Mantarō) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skeletal Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Skeletal Muscle - How Skeletal Muscle Works
The strength of skeletal muscle is directly proportional to its cross-sectional area. The strength of a body, however, is determined by a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - Definition
The term muscle car generally describes a mid-size car with a large, powerful engine (typically, although not universally, a V8 engine) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - Origins
Although auto makers such as Chrysler had occasionally experimented with placing a high performance V-8 in a lighter mid-size platform, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body - The Muscles Of The Lower Limb
ILIAC REGION: gluteus (maximus, medius, minimus) | iliacus | gemellus (inferior, superior) | obturator (externus, internus) | quadratus f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Muscle Testing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Muscle Testing
muscle testing (manual muscle testing, Muscle Response Testing (M.R.T.) technique, Muscle Response Test technique, M.R.T., M.R.T. syst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body - The Muscles Of The Head
facial expression: auricularis anterior - buccinator - corrugator supercilii - depressor anguli oris - depressor labii inferioris - depr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body - The Muscles Of The Trunk
BACK: interspinales | intertransversarii | multifidus | rotatores | sacrospinalis | semispinalis | splenius capitis | splenius cervicis S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body - The Muscles Of The Upper Limb
VERTEBRAL COLUMN: levator scapulae | rhomboid (major, minor) | serratus anterior | latissimus dorsi ANTERIOR AND LATERAL THORACIC WALLS: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Muscle Testing: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Muscle Testing
Muscle Testing See Applied Kinesiology.   (See also: Muscle Testing , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Muscle Testing: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Muscle Testing
MUSCLE TESTING Muscle testing involves finding a muscle that is unbalanced and then attempting to determine why that muscle is not fun...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Muscle Testing: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Muscle Testing
Muscle Testing See Applied Kinesiology.   (See also: Muscle Testing , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Relaxant: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Relaxant - Receptor Blockers
Substances that compete with ACh, for the receptors on a muscle cell can be either depolarising, or non-depolarising. Depolarising muscle...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sonic Muscle: Oceanography Dictionary - Sonic Muscle
  Definition and meaning of sonic muscle:   sonic muscle - in fishes, a muscle(s) associated with the swimbladder, which...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Deep Muscle Massage / Primmer Deep Muscle Therapy: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Deep Muscle Massage / Primmer Deep Muscle Therapy
Deep Muscle Massage / Primmer Deep Muscle Therapy: This type of massage eliminates knots, locked up areas, and emotional blocks in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - Outside The Us
Australia developed its own muscle car tradition around the same period, though many were modified four-door sedans rather than two-door ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Spindle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Spindle - Stretch Reflex
When a muscle is stretched, primary sensory fibers (Group Ia afferent neurons) of the muscle spindle respond to both the velocity and the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Isometric Muscle Balancing: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Isometric Muscle Balancing
ISOMETRIC MUSCLE BALANCING Developed by Charlotte Vandergrift, Isometric Muscle Balancing is based on the muscle testing positions use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Shoals Alabama: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Shoals Alabama - Geography
Muscle Shoals is located at 34°45'3" North, 87°39'1" West (34.750788, -87.650278)GR1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Muscle Energy Technique: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Muscle Energy Technique
MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE Muscle energy is a direct, noninvasive manual therapy used to normalize joint dysfunction and increase range o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Female Muscle Growth: Encyclopedia Ii - Female Muscle Growth - Literature
The female subject is often the antagonist rather than the protagonist in FMG fiction and art. The protagonist is usually a male losing c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Shoals Alabama: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Shoals Alabama - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 11,924 people, 4,710 households, and 3,452 families residing in the city. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Muscles Of The Human Body - The Muscles Of The Anterolateral Region Of The Neck
LATERAL CERVICAL: sternocleidomastoid | trapezius SUPRAHYOID: stylohyoid | digastric | geniohyoid | mylohyoid INFRAHYOID: omohyoid | ster...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Myopractic Muscle Therapy: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Myopractic Muscle Therapy
MYOPRACTIC MUSCLE THERAPY Robert Petteway developed the Myopractic system after 30 years in the healing arts. His experience in struct...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Muscle Release Technique: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Muscle Release Technique
MUSCLE RELEASE TECHNIQUE This technique combines compression, extension, movement, and breath to give therapists a tool to provide rel...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Deep Muscle Massage: Alternative Health Dictionary Iii On Deep Muscle Massage
Deep Muscle Massage releases patterns of chronic tension in the body through slow strokes and/or deep finger pressure on contracted mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Humerus: Encyclopedia Ii - Humerus - Muscle Attachments
A variety of muscles attach to the humerus. These enable movement at the elbow and at the shoulder. Anconeus muscle - attaches to the la...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Muscle Energy Technique: Alternative Health Dictionary Iii On Muscle Energy Technique
Muscle Energy Technique is a means of manually assessing imbalances and distortions in the skeletal system and correcting them, via th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Systematic Nutritional Muscle Testing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Systematic Nutritional Muscle Testing
Systematic Nutritional Muscle Testing (SNMT): extremely efficient form of muscle testing (see above).   (See also: Systematic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perineum: Encyclopedia Ii - Perineum - The Muscles And Fasciæ Of The Perineum
The perineum corresponds to the outlet of the pelvis. Its deep boundaries are—in front, the pubic arch and the arcuate ligament of the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy
PFRIMMER DEEP MUSCLE THERAPY This technique utilizes deep cross-fiber strokes applied with the thumbs and fingers. Developed by Theres...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Deep Muscle Massage
Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy / Deep Muscle Massage: This type of massage eliminates knots, locked up areas, and emotional blocks in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - General Anaesthesia: Encyclopedia Ii - General Anaesthesia - Muscle Relaxation
Muscle relaxation with skeletal muscle relaxants is an integral part of modern anaesthesia. The first drug used for this purpose was cura...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tetany: Encyclopedia Ii - Tetany - Referring To A Single Muscle Operating Normally
Tetany is the point at which signals from nerves (action potentials) are arriving to skeletal muscle rapidly enough in succession to caus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eye Movements: Encyclopedia Ii - Eye Movements - Extraocular Muscles
Each eye has six muscles that control its movements: the lateral rectus, the medial rectus, the inferior rectus, the superior rectus, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Abdomen: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Abdomen - Muscles Of The Abdominal Wall
The obliquus internus (internal oblique) muscle is triangularly shaped and is smaller and thinner than the external oblique muscle that o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Circulation - Blood Supply Of The Papillary Muscles
The papillary muscles tether the mitral valve (the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle) and the tricuspid valve (the val...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weight Training: Encyclopedia Ii - Weight Training - Exercises For Specific Muscle Groups
Main article: Weight training exercises Weight trainers commonly divide the body's individual muscles into ten major muscle groups. These...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code M03: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code M03 - M03a Muscle Relaxants Peripherally Acting Agents
ATC code M03 - M03AA Curare alkaloids. M03AA01 Alcuronium M03AA02 Tubocurarine M03AA04 Dimethyltubocurarine ATC code M03 - M03AB Cho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atc Code M03: Encyclopedia Ii - Atc Code M03 - M03b Muscle Relaxants Centrally Acting Agents
ATC code M03 - M03BA Carbamic acid esters. M03BA01 Phenprobamate M03BA02 Carisoprodol M03BA03 Methocarbamol M03BA04 Styramate M03BA05 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Humerus: Encyclopedia Ii - Humerus - Articulations
The head of the humerus (caput humeri) articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula at the glenohumeral joint. Also known as the "s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - T-tubule: Encyclopedia Ii - T-tubule - Structure
Each muscle fiber consists of T-tubules which run perpendicularly (transversely) to the long axis of the fiber. As they are invaginations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - T-tubule: Encyclopedia Ii - T-tubule - Excitation-contraction Coupling
T-tubules are the major sites for the coupling of excitation and contraction, which is the process whereby the spreading depolarization i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hand: Encyclopedia Ii - Hand - Human Anatomy Of The Hand
The human hand consists of a broad palm (metacarpus) with five digits, attached to the forearm by a joint called the wrist (carpus). Han...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Torso: Encyclopedia Ii - Torso - Anatomy
Torso - Major organs. Most critical organs are housed within the torso. In the upper chest, the heart and lungs are protected by the ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motoneuron: Encyclopedia Ii - Motoneuron - Somatic Motoneurons
There are two types of somatic motoneurons: alpha efferent neurons and gamma efferent neurons. (Both types are called efferent to indicat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deadlift: Encyclopedia Ii - Deadlift - Trivia
The Romanian Deadlift was named by American lifters who saw a World Championship lifter from Romania performing it during the 1950's. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motoneuron: Encyclopedia Ii - Motoneuron - Anatomy And Physiology
Motoneurons of both the somatic and autonomic nervous system (ANS) originate in the ventral gray column of the spinal cord. Somatic fiber...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Humerus: Encyclopedia Ii - Humerus - Structure
The humerus (arm bone) is the longest and largest bone of the upper extremity; it is divisible into a body and two extremities. The extre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypotonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypotonia - Symptoms
Hypertonic patients may display a variety symptoms that indicate decreased muscle tone. Motor skills delay is often observed, along with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypotonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypotonia - Symptoms
Hypertonic patients may display a variety of symptoms that indicate decreased muscle tone. Motor skills delay is often observed, along wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypotonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypotonia - Support Organizations
Hypotonia - Online Message Boards. Hypotonia Hope Children With Hypotonia ParentsPlace Hypotonia Message Board ... See also:Hypoton...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypotonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypotonia - Diagnosis
"A diagnosis of hypotonia is sometimes considered a form of muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy, depending on the symptoms and the docto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypotonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypotonia - Diagnosis
"A diagnosis of hypotonia is sometimes considered a form of muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy, depending on the symptoms and the docto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypotonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypotonia - Prognosis And Treatment
There is currently no known treatment or cure for most (or perhaps all) causes of hypotonia, and symptoms can be life long. The outcome i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypotonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypotonia - Prognosis And Treatment
There is currently no known treatment or cure for most (or perhaps all) causes of hypotonia, and symptoms can be life long. The outcome i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eustachian Tube: Encyclopedia Ii - Eustachian Tube - Functions
Eustachian tube - Pressure equalization. Normally the Eustachian tube is closed, but it can open to let a small amount of air through t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Abdomen: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Abdomen - Surface Landmarks Of The Abdomen
In the mid-line a slight furrow extends from the ensiform cartilage/xiphoid process above to the symphysis pubis below, representing the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Muscle: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Muscle
  Muscle To dream of seeing your muscle well developed, you will have strange encounters with enemies, but you will succeed in ...   » Read the article