Sibson muscle
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Sibson — may refer to:Places* Sibson, Cambridgeshire * Sibson, Leicestershire * Peterborough/Sibson Airport, also known as Sibson aerodrome , near Peterborough, CambridgeshirePeople* Francis Sibson (1814–1876), British physician and anatomist * John… … Wikipedia
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
Sibson — Francis, English anatomist, 1814–1876. See S. aponeurosis, S. fascia, S. groove, S. muscle, S. aortic vestibule … Medical dictionary
Sibson furrow — the inferior border of the pectoralis major muscle … Medical dictionary
Sibson groove — a furrow sometimes seen at the lower border of the pectoralis major muscle … Medical dictionary
musculus scalenus minimus — [TA] smallest scalene muscle: a band occasionally found between the musculi scalenus anterior and scalenus medius; origin, transverse process of seventh cervical vertebra; insertion, first rib, suprapleural membrane; innervation, seventh… … Medical dictionary
Croonian Lecture — The Croonian Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians.[citation needed] Among the papers of William Croone at his death in 1684, was a plan to endow one lectureship at… … Wikipedia
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
Fascia — A flat band of tissue below the skin that covers underlying tissues and separates different layers of tissue. Fascia encloses muscles. Inflammation of the fascia is referred to as fasciitis. Fascia is the Latin word for band or bandage. * * * A… … Medical dictionary
aponeurosis — A fibrous sheet or flat, expanded tendon, giving attachment to muscular fibers and serving as the means of origin or insertion of a flat muscle; it sometimes also performs the office of a fascia for other muscles. [G. the end of the muscle where… … Medical dictionary
