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Muscular System Word List: Muscle Cell (Myofibers) Muscles of The Head and Neck

This document provides a list of muscle terms organized into sections on muscles of the head and neck, eye movement, rotator cuff muscles, muscles of respiration, and muscles of the upper limb. Key terms include myofibers, sarcoplasm, sarcoplasmic reticulum, and various muscle fiber types like parallel, triangular, and pennate fibers. Major muscle groups are also listed along with their actions, such as muscles that move the eyes, lift the eyelids, or rotate the shoulders.

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Muscular System Word List: Muscle Cell (Myofibers) Muscles of The Head and Neck

This document provides a list of muscle terms organized into sections on muscles of the head and neck, eye movement, rotator cuff muscles, muscles of respiration, and muscles of the upper limb. Key terms include myofibers, sarcoplasm, sarcoplasmic reticulum, and various muscle fiber types like parallel, triangular, and pennate fibers. Major muscle groups are also listed along with their actions, such as muscles that move the eyes, lift the eyelids, or rotate the shoulders.

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Muscular System Word List

Muscle cell (Myofibers) Muscles of the head and neck


Sarcolemma Mouth movement

Sarcoplasm Orbicularis oris

Sarcoplasmic reticulum Zygomaticus major and minor

Risorius

Connective tissues of the muscle Mentalis

Endomysium Depressor labii inferioris

Perimysium Depressor anguli oris

Epimysium Levator anguli oris

Muscle fascicles Buccinator

Tendons Depressor labii superioris

Aponeuroses

Eye movement

Organization of fascicles Corrugator supercilii

Parallel muscle fibers Levator palpebrae superioris

Triangular muscle fibers Orbicularis oculi

Pennate muscle fibers

Unipennate muscle fibers Muscles of the eyes and their action


Bipennate muscle fibers Superior rectus-moves eyeballs superiorly
(elevation) and medially (adduction), and
Multipennate muscle fibers
rotates them medially (intorsion)
Circular muscle fibers

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Superior oblique-moves eyeballs inferiorly Rotator Cuff Muscle (SITS)
(depression) and laterally (abduction), and
rotates them medially (intorsion) Supraspinatus*

Levator palpebrae superioris-elevates upper Infraspinatus*


eyelids (opens eyes) Teres minor*
Inferior oblique-moves eyeballs superiorly Subscapularis*
(elevation) and laterally (abduction) and
rotates them laterally (extorsion) Teres major*

Inferior rectus-moves eyeballs inferiorly Coracobrachialis


(depression) and medially (adduction), and
rotates them laterally (extorsion)

Lateral rectus-moves eyeballs laterally Muscles of upper limb


(abduction) Deltoid
Medial rectus-moves eyeballs medially Biceps Brachii (long and short head)
(adduction)
Triceps Brachii (medial, lateral, and long
head)
Muscles of respiration Brachialis

External intercostals Brachioradialis

Diaphragm

Scalenes*

Sternocleidomastoid*

Internal intercostals

Rectus abdominis

Internal oblique

External oblique

Transverse abdominis

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