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The subclavian triangle is bordered by the inferior omohyoid muscle, the SCM and the clavicle.
The superior branch innervates the levator palpebrae and superior rectus muscle and the inferior branch innervates the medial and inferior rectus and inferior oblique mucles.
The remainder of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx are innervated by the recurrent laryngeal nerve.
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 Portable Planetariums Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Pronation is caused by flexion of the pronator teres and pronator quadratus muscles of the forearm.
The differences in characteristics of the smooth muscles and the striated muscles include: the fibers of the smooth muscles are not arranged regularly as the ones of striated muscles, smooth muscles are use to sustain longer contraction or even near permanent whereas the striated muscles are often used for short, burst activities.
The Intrinsic muscle groups are the thenar and hypothenar muscles (thenar referring to the thumb, hypothenar to the little finger), the interosseus muscles (between the metacarpal bones, four dorsally and three volarly) and the lumbrical muscles.
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In general, muscles from the chronic pain group have an appearance that is characteristic of skeletal muscle that has died and been replaced with fatty tissue.
The influence of the RCPMI muscle on the dura mater was artificially produced in the hemisected specimen.
Artificially functioning the muscle produced obvious movement of the spinal dura between the occiput and the atlas, and resultant fluid movement was observed to the level of the pons and cerebellum (See Figures 15 and 16).
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 UAMS Department of Anatomy - Muscle Tables
mylohyoid nerve from the inferior alveolar nerve, a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (V) mylohyoid branch of the inferior alveolar a.
a muscle of respiration (inspiratory); it is the longest of the scalene muscles
cremasteric a., a branch of the inferior epigastric a.
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 List of muscles of the human body. Who is List of muscles of the human body? What is List of muscles of the human body? ...
This is a list of muscles of the human anatomy.
There are over 600 skeletal muscles within the typical human.
The muscles of the anterolateral region of the neck
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 List of muscles of the human body - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are approximately 650 skeletal muscles within the typical human.
The muscles connecting the upper extremity to the anterior and lateral thoracic walls
The muscles of the shoulder and musculotendinous cuff
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The stylopharyngeus muscle and glossopharyngeal nerve pass between the superior constrictor muscle and the middle constrictor muscle.
The supraclavicular, transverse cervical and inferior thyroid arteries are branches of the thyrocervical trunk.
The ansa cervicalis innervates all of the infrahyoid strap muscles except the sternohyoid muscle.
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 ASB: VARIATIONS IN NECK MUSCLE FASCICLE LENGTHS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The muscles of the neck generate head movements and maintain the stability of the cervical spine.
The muscles included in this analysis were sternocleidomastoid, longus capitis, scalenus (anterior, medius, and posterior), trapezius, splenius (capitis/cervicis), semispinalis (capitis/cervicis), rectus capitis posterior major, rectus capitis posterior minor, obliquus capitis superior and obliquus capitis inferior.
However, splenius capitis fascicles act on the descending limb and plateau region during pitch, while semispinalis capitis fascicle lengths operate on the ascending limb and the plateau region (Figure 2).
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 OBLIQUUS CAPITIS INFERIOR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Located: Within the posterior region of the neck, the obliquus capitis inferior is most often palpable midway between the spinous process of axis vertebra and the transverse process of atlas where only the semispinalis capitis and the splenius capitis muscles are overlying the obliquus capitis inferior.
In the space between the trapezius muscle and the sternocleidomastoid, pass the index or Chiropractic index finger over the speculated area, perpendicular to the direction in which the fibers are running.
It should not be confused with the superior, medial margins of the longisimus capitis, which is inferior to or overlying the obliquus capitis inferior, and is significantly more pronounced than the obliquus capitis inferior.
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 OBLIQUUS CAPITIS SUPERIOR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Located: The palpable portion of the muscle is found directly posterior to the insertion of the sternocleidomastoid and in intimate contact with the occiput.
Listing Involvement: The obliquus capitis superior is in a synergistic complex with the first branch of the levatores (of the opposite side) when working for Atlas correction.
It is palpated as a small consolidation of muscle mass when working and can demonstrate a fleshy resistent consistency only notable when simultaneously compared to the opposing obliquus capitis superior.
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 Virtual Hospital: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System: Alphabetical Listing ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The textbook description of this muscle is that it arises from the spine of the axis, and its fibers pass upward and laterally, to insert onto the lateral half of the inferior nuchal line.
Atlantomastoid is a small muscle, often present, arising from the transverse process of the atlas, between the superior oblique and lateral rectus, and inserting into the posterior part of the mastoid process.
According to Mori, the muscle is best seen when splenius capitis is removed and the medial part of longissimus capitis is examined.The muscle is separated fron obliquus capitis inferior by the occipital artery; occasionaly the occipital artery separates atlantomastoid from longissimus capitis.
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 Muscle Index - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Classification of the vascular anatomy of muscles: experimental and clinical correlation.
Muscle flap transposition with function preservation: technical and clinical considerations.
The effect of muscle architecture on the biomechanical failure properties of skeletal muscle under passive extension.
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 Muscle Spindles in the Deep Muscles of the Human Neck: A Morphological and Immunocytochemical Study -- Liu et al. 51 ...
Kucera J (1982) One-bag-fiber muscle spindles in tenuissimus muscles of the cat.
Porter JD (1986) Brainstem terminations of extraocular muscle primary afferent neurons in the monkey.
Richmond FJ, Abrahams VC (1975) Morphology and distribution of muscle spindles in dorsal muscles of the cat neck.
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 obliquus capitis inferior muscle (anatomy) - General Practice Notebook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Obliquus capitis inferior is one of the muscles of the suboccipital triangle of the neck.
It arises from the spinous process and adjacent lamina of the axis bone (C2) of the vertebral column.
Obliquus capitis inferior acts to rotate at the atlanto-axial joint.
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 Obliquus capitis inferior muscle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In anatomy, the obliquus capitis inferior muscle, the larger of the two oblique muscles, is one of the muscles of the neck.
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 obliquus capitis superior muscle (anatomy) - General Practice Notebook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Obliquus capitis superior is one of the muscles of the suboccipital triangle.
It passes superiorly and posteriorly to insert into the lateral half of the inferior nuchal line.
Obliquus capitis superior acts at the atlanto-occipital joint to weakly:
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This region contains parts of 3 bones, 4 muscles, 3 nerves, 1 major artery (and 2 lesser ones), and a venous plexus.
SUBOCCIPITAL MUSCLES: Of the 2 straight and 2 oblique suboccipital muscles only the rectus capitis posterior minor does NOT form a boundary of the triangle.
The primary function of these muscles is to stabilize the atlanto-occipital and atlanto-axial joints though they may assist in extension and rotation.
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 Input Patterns and Pathways From the Six Semicircular Canals to Motoneurons of Neck Muscles. II. The Longissimus and ...
muscles are innervated by the medial branch of the dorsal rami,
The muscle nerve of the OCS muscle divided into three or four branches innervating different portions of this muscle.
the semispinalis muscles at the upper cervical cord of the cat.
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 PT Central - Muscles of the Head
Blood: inferior thyroid artery (branch of the thyrocervical trunk)
Inferior head: lateral surface of the lateral pterygoid plate
Origin: inferior aspect of the lesser wing of sphenoid (adjacent to the common annular tendon)
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 UAMS Department of Anatomy - Muscles of the Back
Muscles of the Upper Limb that are dissected in the Back Region
spines of vertebrae T2-T5 medial border of the scapula inferior to the spine of the scapula
inferior end of the ligamentum nuchae, spines of vertebrae C7 and T1 medial border of the scapula at the root of the spine of the scapula
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 OBLIQUUS CAPITIS INFERIOR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Only a light touch is necessary, moved in smooth continous contact with the surface muscle forms.
Osseous palpation of the transverse processes can be used in conjunction with the obliquus capitis inferior to confirm (or oppose) the student's findings.
Working Sensation: The working obliquus capitis inferior muscle is characterized as a flattened supple cord, most often interpreted to only a notable degree or moderately firm.
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 Univ of Michigan - Gross Anatomy - Muscles of the Back
the suboccipital triangle is formed by obliquus capitis superior and inferior and rectus capitis posterior major
three parts are named based on their insertions: capitis, cervicis and thoracis; semispinalis, multifidus and rotatores make up the transversospinal muscle group
named for its shape: splenius means bandage and capitis refers to the insertion of this portion of the muscle
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In the photo above, the neck extensor muscles are gently urged toward their shortened position, while patiently waiting for these muscles to melt.
henever muscles relax during a Melting Muscles session, it is that person who caused the change--the muscles have softened by the decision of that person's brain, not by outside force.
Melting Muscles is taught both as a full-body relaxation massage, and as a tool for resolving specific treatment issues.
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 Input patterns and pathways from the six semicircular canals to motoneurons of neck muscles. I. The multifidus muscle ...
Input patterns and pathways from the six semicircular canals to motoneurons of neck muscles.
the rectus capitis posterior (RCP) muscle at C1, the obliquus capitis
muscle had a homogeneous pattern of input from the six semicircular canals.
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 Cervical MR Imaging in Postural Headache: MR Signs and Pathophysiological Implications -- Yousry et al. 22 (7): 1239 -- ...
rectus capitis posterior major and the obliquus capitis inferior.
superior muscle, and the obliquus capitis inferior muscle (43,
delineated by the obliquus capitis inferior, the semispinalis,
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Accessory Muscle from Levator Palpebrae Superioris and an Accessory Lateral Rectus: Virtual Hospital, U. of Iowa
Obliquus Inferior (Inferior Oblique): Virtual Hospital, U. of Iowa
Obliquus Superior (Superior Oblique) (Orbitalis): Virtual Hospital, U. of Iowa
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 Muscle, Skeletal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Abdominal Muscles [1 more specific term/s, 0 more link/s]
Muscles of the Abdomen and Pelvis: Vanderbilt U. Obliquus Internus (Internal Abdominal Oblique): Virtual Hospital, U. of Iowa
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