sternothyroid muscle
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Sternothyroid muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Sternothyroid muscle Latin = musculus sternothyroideus GraySubject = 112 GrayPage = 393 Lation = Sternothyreoideus Caption = Sternothyroid visible center left Caption2 = Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth… … Wikipedia
sternothyroid — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: New Latin sternothyroides, from stern + thyroides thyroid : of, relating to, or situated between the sternum and the thyroid cartilage; specifically : constituting a muscle on each side of the body extending… … Useful english dictionary
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
Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin … Wikipedia
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
sternothyroid — ster·no·thy·roid .stər nō thī .rȯid n an infrahyoid muscle on each side of the body below the sternohyoid that arises from the sternum and from the cartilage of the first and sometimes of the second ribs, inserts into the thyroid cartilage, and… … Medical dictionary
Mylohyoid muscle — Muscles of the neck. Anterior view. Mylohyoid muscle colored in bright red … Wikipedia
Levator claviculae muscle — Latin musculus levator claviculae Origin Anterior portion of transverse processes of C1 C4 vertebrae Insertion Lateral half of the clavicle … Wikipedia
Digastric muscle — Muscles of the neck. Lateral view … Wikipedia
Obliquus capitis inferior muscle — Deep muscles of the back. (Obliq. infer. labeled at upper left.) Latin musculus obliquus capitis inferior … Wikipedia
