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2. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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   abducts, intorts, and depress eye. right medial, superior, and inferior recti (superior and inferior oblique muscles are the synergists) 2. 1. oblique, inferior. head, extraocular (left/right) orbital surface of maxilla, lateral to lacrimal groove. laterally onto eyeball, deep to lateral rectus, by a short flat tendon.

3. Skeletal muscle - Wikipedia

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   Skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscle (commonly referred to as muscle) is one of the three types of vertebrate muscle tissue, the other being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle. They are part of the voluntary muscular system [1] and typically are attached by tendons to bones of a skeleton. [2][3] The skeletal muscle cells are much longer than in the ...

4. Muscular system - Wikipedia

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   The muscular system is an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body. [1] The muscular systems in vertebrates are controlled through the nervous system although some muscles (such as the cardiac muscle) can be completely autonomous ...

5. Human musculoskeletal system - Wikipedia

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   The musculoskeletal system provides form, support, stability, and movement to the body. The human musculoskeletal system is made up of the bones of the skeleton, muscles, cartilage, [1] tendons, ligaments, joints, and other connective tissue that supports and binds tissues and organs together. The musculoskeletal system's primary functions ...

6. Human leg - Wikipedia

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   Human leg. The leg is the entire lower limb of the human body, including the foot, thigh or sometimes even the hip or buttock region. The major bones of the leg are the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone), and adjacent fibula. The thigh is between the hip and knee, while the calf (rear) and shin (front), or shank, are between the knee and ankle.

7. Gluteal muscles - Wikipedia

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   The gluteal muscles, often called glutes, are a group of three muscles which make up the gluteal region commonly known as the buttocks: the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. The three muscles originate from the ilium and sacrum and insert on the femur. The functions of the muscles include extension, abduction, external ...