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  List of muscles of the human body   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
2 The muscles of the anterolateral region of the neck
The muscles of the anterolateral region of the neck
The muscles of the shoulder and musculotendinous cuff
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 Dorlands Medical Dictionary
epimeric muscle,   a muscle derived from an epimere and innervated by a posterior ramus of a spinal nerve.
flexor muscle of wrist, ulnar,   musculus flexor carpi ulnaris.
hypomeric muscle,   a muscle derived from a hypomere and innervated by an anterior ramus of a spinal nerve.
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 Muscular System [Definition]
Muscle contraction is used to move parts of the body, as well as to move substances within the body....
Movement of all muscles is controlled through the nervous systemThe nervous system of an animal coordinates the activity of the muscles, monitors the organs, constructs and processes input from the senses, and initiates actions.
The muscles of the head Muscles of facial expression Auricularis anterior muscle Buccinator muscle Corrugator supercilii muscle Depressor anguli oris muscle Depressor labii inferioris muscle Depressor septi nasi muscle Frontalis muscle Levator anguli oris muscle Levator labii supeioris muscle Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle Mentalis muscle Nasalis muscle Occipitalis muscle Orbicularis o...
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 Probert Encyclopaedia: Medicine (Dep-Der)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The depressor anguli oris (triangularis) muscle is a triangular muscle that originates from the mandible at its broad base and is inserted in the angle of the mouth.
This muscle depresses the angle of the mouth and pulls it backward, the direct opposite of the levator anguli oris and the zygomaticus major, and is used when expressing sadness.
The depressor septi nasi is a short muscle that lies between the musclular structure and the mucous membrane of the lip.
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 Category:Muscular system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skeletal muscle consists of voluntary muscles attached to the frame of the skeletal system enabling bodily movement.
Smooth muscle is the involuntary muscle that enables the movement of internal organs.
Movement of all muscles is controlled through the nervous system.
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 mastication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Chewing food is a complex technique, muscles need to be powerful enough to break tough portions of food, yet have enough dexterity to not injure the tongue, and to clear the mouth completely.
All the muscles of mastication (except stylopharyngeus) are supplied by the mandibular nerve (V
Temporalis is a muscle attached to the temporal fossa (on the side of the skull) and connects to the coronoid process of the mandible.
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 List of muscles of the human body -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
There are over 600 (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) skeletal muscles within the typical human.
The muscles of the (The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis) abdomen
The muscles of the (A human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb) arm
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 Smooth Muscle [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Smooth muscle is a type of non-striatedA sarcomere is the basic unit of a cross striated muscle's myofibril.
Smooth muscle cells are uninucleicIn cell biology, the nucleus is an organelle, found in most eukaryotic cells, which contains most of the cell's genetic material.
Anti-smooth muscle antibodies (ASMA) can be a symptom of an auto-immuneAutoimmune diseases arise from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body.
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 depressor labii inferioris muscle (anatomy) - General Practice Notebook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Depressor labii inferioris is one of the muscles of facial expression.
Its action is to draw the lower lip inferolaterally.
Depressor labii inferioris is innervated by the mandibular branch of the facial nerve (VII).
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 Facial Weakness
The orbicularis oculi muscle is innervated by the temporal branch.
The depressor angularis oris muscle is innervated by two branches: the buccal branch and the mandibular branch.
The mandibular branch also innervates the depressor labii inferioris muscle and the mentoris muscle.
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 Dorlands Medical Dictionary
buccopharyngeal muscle,   pars buccopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris.
glossopharyngeal muscle,   pars glossopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris.
mylopharyngeal muscle,   pars mylopharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngis superioris.
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 JDR -- Lapatki et al. 81 (5): 323 Figure 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lip pressure on the upper central incisors and peri-oral muscle activity (both recorded in the resting position of the lips) in the Class I group (n = 21) and the Class II, Division 2 group (n = 21).
All values are mean values of the right and left upper central incisors.
(B) Resting activity of the orbicularis oris superior muscle (OOS), the orbicularis oris inferior muscle (OOI), the depressor labii inferioris muscle (DLI), and the mentalis muscle (MEN).
jdr.iadrjournals.org /cgi/content-nw/full/81/5/323/F3   (130 words)

  
 AnatomyBeginners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
You use 14 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
The strongest muscle of the body is the masseter muscle, which is located in the jaw.
Muscles normally account for 40 percent of one's body weight.
www.4homeschool.info /AnatomyBeginners.htm   (1049 words)

  
 Depressor Labii Muscle of the Face (Quadratus Labii Inferioris)
Depressor labii inferioris (also known as quadratus labii inferioris) originates in the chin part of the mandible and inserts into the skin of the lower lip and muscles of the lower lip (o.
Its action pulls the red parts of the lower lip relatively straight down and the skin of the lower lip somewhat laterally and down, baring the lower teeth.
Depressor labii inferioris is innervated by the mandibular and buccal branches of the facial nerve (VII) and is supplied with blood by the facial artery.
face-and-emotion.com /dataface/expression/depressor_labii.html   (104 words)

  
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Zygomatic major-This muscle lays across the cheek and connects to the corner of the mouth.
Depressor labii inferioris- This muscle connects the lower lip to the chin.
Orbicularis oris-This muscle is attached to the corners of the mouth.
www.tech.purdue.edu /Cgt/Courses/cgt341/Face_Muscles.doc   (715 words)

  
 eMedicine - Congenital Facial Paralysis : Article by Kim Lundstrom, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The etiology of CULLP is most often is attributed to hypoplasia or congenital absence of the depressor anguli oris or the depressor labii inferioris muscle.
The motor fibers innervate the muscles of facial expression, posterior belly of the digastric muscle, stylohyoid muscle, and the stapedius muscle.
The masseter muscle is ideal for suspending the lateral oral commissure and lower face because of the vector of pull.
www.emedicine.com /ent/topic156.htm   (4661 words)

  
 The Importance of the Level of the Lip Line and Resting Lip Pressure in Class II, Division 2 Malocclusion -- Lapatki et ...
of the peri-oral musculature, particularly the mentalis muscle
Measurement of lateral muscle forces on the dental arches.
The circum-oral muscles and the incisor relationship: an electromyographic study.
jdr.iadrjournals.org /cgi/content/full/81/5/323   (3445 words)

  
 Lip Synchronization
The anatomy of the head and face is a complex assembly of skin, muscles, nerves and other elements.
To date no model has been developped with a high level of anatomical detail, but several tools exist which are based on a reduced complexity of the anatomy and mechanical properties of the face.
Two categories of muscles affect the shape of the skin by bulging, stretching and pulling it in a number of directions.
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 Muscle Tissue Questions:
The __________ originates on the zygomatic bone, insert on the skin of the mouth and act to elevate the corner of the mouth.
What muscle originates on the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and inserts onto the angle and ramus of the mandible?
What muscle originates on the borders of the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles and inserts onto the bottom border of the mandible?
homepage.smc.edu /wissmann_paul/anatomy1/1musclequiz3.html   (205 words)

  
 List of muscles of the human body   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
I've added (sorted) next to the muscles categorised down the bottom.
This can of course be removed when complete.
Please feel free to use this category scheme (from an old version of Gray's Anatomy now in the public domain) to arrange the muscle headings by the parts of the body.
www.theezine.net /l/list-of-muscles-of-the-human-body.html   (116 words)

  
 PT Central - Complete Muscle Tables for the Human Body
Included is each muscle's origin, insertion, action, blood supply and innervation.
Select here to print the Hosford Muscle Tables in a compact table form.
Once in a region, you will be able to focus further on the muscles of that region.
ptcentral.com /muscles   (192 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Mastication
It enters the esophagus and continues on to the stomach, where the next step of digestion occurs.
They move the mandible against the upper jaw and enable crushing of relatively hard food.
These animals, such as cows, chew their food more than once for the extra nutrients in it.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Mastication   (436 words)

  
 IvyRose Holistic : Muscles : Depressor Labii Inferioris
The depressor labii inferioris (also known as the Quadratus menti) is a small quadrilateral muscle located in the lower-jaw area of the face on both sides of the chin / lower-mouth.
*Note that some of the fibres of this muscle are directly continuous with other adjacent muscles [66].
This is one of the muscles of the head, neck, and face that is included on the syllabus of many courses in Indian Head Massage.
www.ivy-rose.co.uk /References/glossary_entry61.htm   (237 words)

  
 Reorganization of Motor and Somatosensory Cortex in Upper Extremity Amputees with Phantom Limb Pain -- Karl et al. 21 ...
For the two subjects of study 2, the motor threshold was lower for the biceps brachii and the depressor labii inferioris on
of the depressor labii inferioris was smaller on the amputated
Note the larger size of the biceps and depressor labii inferioris representations in these patients and particularly the smaller distance between biceps and depressor labii inferioris representations in the hemisphere contralateral to the amputation.
www.jneurosci.org /cgi/content/full/21/10/3609   (6437 words)

  
 Facial Muscle Firming Treatment - Inferior Maxillary Region: Skin Care Australia
The Mentalis muscles are also known as Levator labii inferioris muscles.
Each is a small, quadrilateral muscle which originates at the external oblique line of the mandible between the symphysis and the mental foramen.
Acting together with these muscles, they will draw the angle of the mouth directly backward, as in the articulation of a unrounded high, front vocoid.
www.treatment-skincare.com /Gernetic/Skin-Treatments/Facial-Muscle-Firming/Face-Lifting/Mandibular.html   (510 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Advancement V-Y island neurovascular muscle-cutaneous flap, nourished and innervated by mental arteria and nerv was used in lip reconstruction.
The remnants of the orbicularis oris muscle, as well as the depressor anguli oris muscle and depressor labii inferioris muscle with their motor branches of the facial nerve were used for the orbicular sphincter reconstruction.
The vermilion was reconstructed by the local mucosal flap.
www.medfak.ni.ac.yu /ASN/BROJ-41/Abstract-4-en.htm   (171 words)

  
 Facial expression article - Facial expression muscles face emotions Charles Darwin anthropologists Papua Guinea - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Facial expression article - Facial expression muscles face emotions Charles Darwin anthropologists Papua Guinea - What-Means.com
A facial expression results from one or more motions or positions of the muscles of the face.
Charles Darwin noted in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animal:
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Facial_expression   (197 words)

  
 www.whonamedit.com
Krause's muscle (Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause) (Aeby's muscle)
Circular fibres that are the innermost portion of the ciliary muscle.
Slow contraction of denervated skeletal muscle by stimulating autonomic cholinergic fibres innervating its blood vessels.
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 Facial Nerve   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The mildest form of congenital facial dysfunction is congenital unilateral lower lip palsy (CULLP), in which the defect is limited to an absence of depressor labii inferioris muscle activity.
Hemifacial spasm is involuntary contraction of the muscles of facial expression.
The treatment of choice is by repeated injections of botulinum toxin in the orbicularis occuli muscle.
www.bcm.edu /oto/otologyprimer/facialnerve/facialnerve.html   (2544 words)

  
 Muscle Anatomy Hangman
Transverse part: Muscle of opposite side over the bridge of the nose Alar part: Skin on the point of the nose Alar part: Skin on the point of the nose  
Lateral band: Alveolar border of the maxilla Medial band: Septum of the nose Inferior portion: Lateral to the midline of the mandible  
Subcutaneous fascia & muscle of the chin, jaw & mandible  
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 IvyRose Holistic : Muscles : Depressor Anguli Oris
The depressor anguli oris (also known as the triangularis menti) is a small triangular muscle of facial expression located in the lower-jaw area of the face on both sides of the chin / lower-mouth.
To view the location of the depressor anguli oris muscle, see the page about Facial Muscles.
Note that this page consists of an interactive (rather than a simply labelled) diagram, so you'll have to test yourself by guessing which muscle is the depressor anguli oris until you find the correct label.
www.ivy-rose.co.uk /References/glossary_entry.php?id=60   (228 words)

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