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elevation of the scapula at the shoulders (e.g. shrugging shoulders) include: Levator scapulae muscle; Rhomboid major muscle and Rhomboid minor muscle; Trapezius muscle; elevation of the ribs. Pectoralis minor muscle; Scalene muscles; mandible. Medial pterygoid muscle; upper lip. Levator labii superioris; upper lip and wing of nose
Standard anatomical terms of location are used to describe unambiguously the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position provides a definition of what is at the front ("anterior"), behind ("posterior") and so on.
A palatal lift prosthesis is a prosthesis that addresses a condition referred to as palatopharyngeal incompetence.Palatopharyngeal incompetence broadly refers to a muscular inability to sufficiently close the port between the nasopharynx and oropharynx during speech and/or swallowing.
Elevation and depression are movements above and below the horizontal. The words derive from the Latin terms with similar meanings. [c] Elevation is movement in a superior direction. [19] For example, shrugging is an example of elevation of the scapula. [20] Depression is movement in an inferior direction, the opposite of elevation. [21]
The gross anatomy of a muscle is the most important indicator of its role in the body. One particularly important aspect of gross anatomy of muscles is pennation or lack thereof. In most muscles, all the fibers are oriented in the same direction, running in a line from the origin to the insertion.
denotes something false or fake Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō), to lie or deceive pseudoephedrine: psor-Itching Greek ψώρα (psṓra), itch, mange, scurvy psoriasis: psych-of or pertaining to the mind Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ), breath, life, soul psychology, psychiatry: ptero-, ptery-Pertaining to a wing; 'pterygo-', wing-shaped
The elevation of the palatal shelves from a vertical position to a horizontal one occurs during week 8 of embryological development. The direct cause of this movement is unknown, but a number of possibilities have been identified as follows: Muscular contraction; Hydrostatic forces exerted by glycosaminoglycans and hyaluronan;
The uvula (pl.: uvulas or uvulae), also known as the palatine uvula or staphyle, is a conic projection from the back edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibers.