English > skeletal muscle: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes. |
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| Synonym | striated muscle |
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| Parts | head | That part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves |
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| striated muscle cell, striated muscle fiber | An elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue |
| Narrower | abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab | The muscles of the abdomen |
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| abductor, abductor muscle | A muscle that draws a body part away from the median line |
| adductor, adductor muscle | A muscle that draws a body part toward the median line |
| anconeous muscle, musculus anconeus | The muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist |
| articular muscle | A muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint |
| axial muscle | A skeletal muscle of the trunk or head |
| biceps | Any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm) |
| calf, sura | The muscular back part of the shank |
| deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus | A large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm |
| depressor, depressor muscle | Any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down |
| extensor muscle, extensor | A skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part |
| facial muscle | Any of the skeletal muscles of the face |
| flexor muscle, flexor | A skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint |
| gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle | The muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf |
| gluteus, gluteus muscle, gluteal muscle, glute | Any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh |
| intercostal, intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis | muscles between the ribs |
| latissimus dorsi, lat | A broad flat muscle on either side of the back |
| musculus sphincter ani externus | An external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus |
| pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs | Either of two large muscles of the chest |
| peroneus | muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot |
| psoas | Either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh |
| pterygoid muscle | muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw |
| rhomboid, rhomboid muscle | Any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade |
| sartorius, sartorius muscle, musculus sartorius | A muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor |
| scalenus, scalene muscle, musculus scalenus | Any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib |
| serratus, serratus muscles | Any of several muscles of the trunk |
| soleus, soleus muscle | A broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle |
| splenius, splenius muscle | Either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck |
| sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle, sternocleido mastoideus, musculus sternocleidomastoideus | One of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone |
| temporalis muscle, temporal muscle, temporalis, musculus temporalis | muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible |
| teres, teres muscle | Either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms |
| tibialis, tibialis muscle, musculus tibialis | Either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia |
| trapezius, trapezius muscle, cowl muscle, musculus trapezius | Either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms |
| triceps | Any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii) |
| voluntary muscle | striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily |
| Broader | muscle, musculus | One of the contractile organs of the body |
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| Spanish | músculo esquelético, músculo estriado |
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| Catalan | múscul esquelètic |
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