muscle origin
21muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …
22Origin of birds — For the book by Gerhard Heilmann, see The Origin of Birds (book). The famous Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx lithographica The origin of birds is a contentious and central topic within evolutionary biology. A close relationship between birds and …
23Teres major muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Teres major muscle Latin = musculus teres major GraySubject = 123 GrayPage = 442 Caption = Muscles on the dorsum of the scapula, and the Triceps brachii muscle: #3 is Latissimus dorsi muscle #5 is Teres major muscle #6 is… …
24Muscle car — This 1966 Pontiac GTO is an example of a classic muscle car Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high performance automobiles.[1] The Merriam Webster definition is more limiting, any of a group of American made 2 door sports coupes… …
25Muscle relaxant — This article refers to skeletal muscle relaxants. For information on smooth muscle relaxants, see Antispasmodic. A muscle relaxant is a drug which affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone. It may be used to alleviate… …
26muscle — mus|cle1 W3S2 [ˈmʌsəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin musculus little mouse, muscle, mussel , from mus mouse ; because a muscle moving looks like a mouse under the skin] 1.) [U and C] one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that… …
27muscle — [16] Ultimately, muscle and mussel [OE] are the same word, and both owe their origin to a supposed resemblance to a mouse. They go back to Latin mūsculus, literally ‘little mouse’, a diminutive form of mūs ‘mouse’, which was applied to the… …
28muscle — [16] Ultimately, muscle and mussel [OE] are the same word, and both owe their origin to a supposed resemblance to a mouse. They go back to Latin mūsculus, literally ‘little mouse’, a diminutive form of mūs ‘mouse’, which was applied to the… …
29origin — 1. The less movable of the two points of attachment of a muscle, that which is attached to the more fixed part of the skeleton. 2. The starting point of a cranial or spinal nerve. The former have two origins: the ental o., deep o., or real o.,… …
30origin — /ˈɒrədʒən / (say oruhjuhn) noun 1. that from which anything arises or is derived; the source: to follow a stream to its origin. 2. rise or derivation from a particular source: these and other reports of like origin. 3. the first stage of… …
