blue whale sulfur bottom Balaenoptera musculus | largest mammal ever known, bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere |
house mouse Mus musculus | brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide |
muscle musculus | one of the contractile organs of the body |
musculus abductor digiti minimi manus | the abductor muscle of the little finger |
musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis | the abductor muscles of the little toe |
musculus abductor hallucis | the abductor muscle of the great toe |
musculus abductor pollicis | the abductor muscle of the thumb |
musculus adductor brevis | the short adductor muscle of the thigh |
musculus adductor longus | the long adductor muscle of the thigh |
musculus adductor magnus great adductor muscle | the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh |
musculus adductor hallucis | the adductor muscle of the great toe |
anconeous muscle musculus anconeus | the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist |
musculus articularis cubiti | a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint |
musculus articularis genus | the articular muscle of the knee |
cheek muscle buccinator muscle musculus buccinator | a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth |
quadriceps quadriceps femoris musculus quadriceps femoris quad | a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg |
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 |
anterior serratus muscle serratus anterior musculus serratus anterior serratus magnus | muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage |
posterior serratus muscle serratus posterior musculus serratus posterior | skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward |
pectoral pectoral muscle pectoralis musculus pectoralis pecs | either of two large muscles of the chest |
pectoralis major musculus pectoralis major greater pectoral muscle | a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm |
pectoralis minor musculus pectoralis minor smaller pectoral muscle | a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs |
intercostal intercostal muscle musculus intercostalis | muscles between the ribs, they contract during inspiration |
external oblique muscle musculus obliquus externus abdominis abdominal external oblique muscle oblique | a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso |
transversus abdominis muscle transverse muscle of abdomen musculus transversalis abdominis transversus abdominis | a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity |
anal sphincter sphincter ani musculus sphincter ani | the sphincter muscle of the anus |
musculus sphincter ani externus | an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus |
musculus sphincter ani internus | an internal ring of smooth muscle formed by circular fibers of the rectum |
urethral sphincter musculus sphincter urethrae | a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra |
bladder sphincter musculus sphincter vesicae | the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder, made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening |
musculus sphincter ductus choledochi | the smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct |
musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici | the smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct |
pupillary sphincter musculus sphincter pupillae | a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris |
pyloric sphincter pyloric valve musculus sphincter pylori | the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum |
rhomboideus major muscle greater rhomboid muscle musculus rhomboideus major | rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column |
rhomboid minor muscle lesser rhomboid muscle musculus rhomboideus minor | rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward |
musculus biceps femoris femoral biceps | the biceps muscle of the thigh, it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally |
biceps brachii musculus biceps brachii biceps humeri | a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm |
triceps brachii musculus triceps brachii | the skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the forearm when it contracts |
sartorius sartorius muscle musculus sartorius | a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor, the longest muscle in the human body |
scalenus scalene muscle musculus scalenus | any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib, involved in moving the neck and in breathing |
sternocleidomastoid sternocleidomastoid muscle sternocleido mastoideus musculus sternocleidomastoideus | one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone, turns head obliquely to the opposite side, when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head |
teres major teres major muscle musculus teres major | teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially |
teres minor teres minor muscle musculus teres minor | teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally |
tibialis tibialis muscle musculus tibialis | either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia, provides for movement of the foot |
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 |
temporalis muscle temporal muscle temporalis musculus temporalis | muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible, acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws |