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flexor muscle — ▪ anatomy any of the muscles that decrease the angle between bones on two sides of a joint, as in bending the elbow or knee. Several of the muscles of the hands and feet are named for this function. The flexor carpi radialis and flexor… … Universalium
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle — Flexor digitorum superficialis Transverse section across distal ends of radius and ulna. (Flexor dig. subliminis labeled at center top.) Latin musculus flexor digitorum superficialis … Wikipedia
musculus flexor pollicis longus — [TA] long flexor muscle of thumb: origin, anterior surface of radius, interosseous membrane, and medial epicondyle of humerus or coronoid process of ulna; insertion, base of distal phalanx of thumb; innervation, anterior interosseous; action,… … Medical dictionary
Thumb — For other uses, see Thumb (disambiguation). Thumb The Thumb. Latin pollex, digitus primus, digitus I Artery … Wikipedia
muscle system, human — Introduction the muscles of the human body that work the skeletal system (skeletal system, human), that are under voluntary control, and that are concerned with movement, posture, and balance. Broadly considered, human muscle like the muscles… … Universalium
Extensor carpi radialis longus muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Extensor carpi radialis longus Latin = musculus extensor carpi radialis longus GraySubject = 125 GrayPage = 452 Caption = Superficial muscles of the foreamr. Extensor carpi radialis longus visible in blue. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
extensor muscle — ▪ anatomy any of the muscles that increase the angle between members of a limb, as by straightening the elbow or knee or bending the wrist or spine backward. The movement is usually directed backward, with the notable exception of the knee joint … Universalium
Congenital clasped thumb — Infant’s persistent thumb clutched hand,[1] flexion adduction deformity of the thumb,[2] pollex varus,[3] thumb in the hand deformity.[4] … Wikipedia
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
