central tendon of perineum
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Central tendon — can refer to: * Central tendon of diaphragm * Central tendon of perineum … Wikipedia
Tendon — The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone. A tendon is somewhat flexible, but fibrous and tough. When a tendon becomes inflamed, the condition is referred to as tendinitis or tendonitis. Inflamed tendons are at risk for rupture. Tendons are… … Medical dictionary
Perineum — The area between the anus and the scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva (the labial opening to the vagina) in the female. An episiotomy is a surgical procedure to widen the outlet of the birth canal to facilitate delivery of the… … Medical 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
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Perineal body — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = corpus perineale, centrum tendineum perinei GraySubject = 249 GrayPage = 1185 Caption = Muscles of the female perineum. Caption2 = Muscles of male perineum. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c… … Wikipedia
Superficial transverse perineal muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus transversus perinei superficialis GraySubject = 120 GrayPage = 427 Caption = Median sagittal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. (Transversus perinei superficialis visible at bottom… … Wikipedia
Deep transverse perineal muscle — Muscles of the female perineum. (Transversus perinei visible at center right.) … Wikipedia
centrum — SYN: center. [L. fr. G. kentron] c. medianum SYN: centromedian nucleus. c. medullare SYN: c. semiovale. c. ossificationis [TA] SYN: center of ossification. c. ossificationis primarium [TA] SYN: primary center of ossification. c. ossificationis… … Medical dictionary
List of muscles of the human body — Skeletal muscles homo sapiens Muscles of the human body: Overview Head | Neck |&# … Wikipedia
