trapezius muscle
1Trapezius muscle — This article is about the human skeletal muscle. For the trapezius muscles found in cats, see trapezius muscles (cat). Trapezius trapezius …
2trapezius muscle — noun either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms • Syn: ↑trapezius, ↑cowl muscle, ↑musculus trapezius • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle …
3trapezius muscle — ▪ anatomy large, superficial muscle at the back of the neck and the upper part of the thorax, or chest. The right and left trapezius together form a trapezium, an irregular four sided figure. It originates at the occipital bone at the base… …
4trapezius muscle — musculus trapezius …
5muscle — 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… …
6muscle system, human — Introduction the muscles of the human body that work the skeletal system (skeletal system, human), that are under voluntary control, and that are concerned with movement, posture, and balance. Broadly considered, human muscle like the muscles… …
7Trapezius muscles (cat) — The Trapezius muscles are a set of muscles found in mammals. In the cat they are three thin flat muscles that cover the back, and to a lesser extent, the neck. They pull the scapula toward the mid dorsal line, anteriorly, and… …
8trapezius — noun either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms • Syn: ↑trapezius muscle, ↑cowl muscle, ↑musculus trapezius • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle …
9Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …
10subtendinous bursa of trapezius muscle — b. subtendinea musculi trapezii …
