Skeletal muscle — is a type of striated muscle, which usually attaches to tendons. Skeletal muscles are used to create movement, by applying force to bones and joints; via contraction. They generally contract voluntarily (via somatic nerve stimulation), although… … Wikipedia
Skeletal-muscle pump — The skeletal muscle pump is a collection of skeletal muscles that aid the heart in the circulation of blood. It is especially important in increasing venous return to the heart, but may also play a role in arterial blood flow.Venous returnDuring… … Wikipedia
skeletal muscle — noun a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes • Syn: ↑striated muscle • Hypernyms: ↑muscle, ↑musculus • Hyponyms: ↑voluntary muscle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
skeletal muscle — noun The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion … Wiktionary
skeletal muscle — A rather nonspecific term usually applied to the striated muscle of vertebrates that is under voluntary control. The muscle fibres are syncytial and contain myofibrils, tandem arrays of sarcomeres … Dictionary of molecular biology
skeletal muscle — noun Date: 1877 striated muscle that is usually attached to the skeleton and is usually under voluntary control … New Collegiate Dictionary
skeletal muscle — noun another term for striated muscle … English new terms dictionary
skeletal muscle — see striated muscle … The new mediacal dictionary
skeletal muscle — skel′etal mus cle n. anat. voluntary muscle … From formal English to slang
Connective tissue in skeletal muscle — Each skeletal muscle consists of two kinds of tissue: connective tissue, and muscle tissue. Connective tissue of skeletal muscle contains: Layers of connective tissue Tendon, and sometimes aponeurosis The layers of connective tissue have a major… … Wikipedia
