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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
Uvula — The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue. The uvula is described variously shaped like a U, a tear or a grape. Its name comes from the Latin word for grape, uva. The uvula has… … Medical dictionary
uvula palatina — [TA] palatine uvula palatine uvula: the small, fleshy mass hanging from the soft palate above the root of the tongue, composed of the levator and tensor palatini muscles and the muscle of the uvula, connective tissue, and mucous membrane. Uvula… … Medical dictionary
uvula vesicae urinariae — [TA] uvula of urinary bladder: a rounded elevation at the bladder neck, seen mainly in adult males, formed by convergence of many fibers of the trigonal muscle as they pass through the encircling internal sphincter muscle to terminate in the… … Medical dictionary
uvula — n. a small soft extension of the soft palate that hangs from the roof of the mouth above the root of the tongue. It is composed of muscle, connective tissue, and mucous membrane … The new mediacal dictionary
Palatopharyngeus muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Palatopharyngeus muscle Latin = musculus palatopharyngeus GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1139 Caption = Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind. (Pharyngopalatinus labeled at top center, below choanae.) Origin =… … Wikipedia
Palatine uvula — See also: Uvula of cerebellum and Uvula of urinary bladder Uvula Uvula s location in the human mouth Latin uvula palatina … Wikipedia
Detrusor urinae muscle — Urinary bladder Latin musculus detrusor vesicae urinariae Gray s … Wikipedia
Bell muscle — muscular strands between the ureteral orifices and the uvula vesicae in the male, marking the boundary of the trigone of the urinary bladder. Called also ureteric bridge … Medical dictionary
musculus — SYN: muscle.For histologic description, see muscle. [L. a little mouse, a muscle, fr. mus (mur ), a mouse] musculi abdominis SYN: muscles of abdomen, under muscle. m. abductor [TA] SYN: abductor (muscle). m. abductor … Medical dictionary
