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General information The depressor labii inferioris is one of approximately 40 muscles in the human face and assists in making a pout of the lips. It is located below the bottom lip near the chin. Literal meaning The muscles that depress the...

General information The deltoid muscle, otherwise known as the common shoulder muscle, forms the rounded contour of the shoulder. It consists of several sets of fibres which are independently controlled by the nervous system. It is less...

General information The corrugator supercilii is a small, slender, pyramid-shaped muscle that is located between the frontalis and the orbicularis oculi, at the inner end of the eyebrow. Literal meaning The muscle that wrinkles above the...

General information Coccygeus is a sheet of muscle and fibrous tissue in the pelvic region. With the levator ani, it makes up the pelvic diaphragm which makes the pelvic inferior wall as well as the pelvic floor. Literal meaning The muscle...

General information The coracobrachialis muscle is located in the upper inside part of the arm and is attached to the scapula (which is better known as the shoulder blade). Literal meaning The crow arm muscle. Interesting information The...

General information The buccinator muscle is a thin quadrilateral facial muscle which lies on the side of the face near the cheeks between the maxilla and the mandible (the upper and lower jaws). It connects the cheek and jaw bones to the...

General information The brachialis is one of 20 muscles composing the human arm. Literal meaning Belonging to the arm. Interesting information The brachialis (brachialis anticus) is a strong muscle located just under the bicep (biceps...

General information The brachioradialis is a forearm muscle which helps to flex the forearm at the elbow. Depending on the forearm’s position, this muscle is capable of pronation and supination, which are the movements of the forearm...

General information The biceps brachii (commonly referred to as the bicep) is one of 20 muscles located in the human arm. Literal meaning The two- headed muscle of the arm. Interesting information The biceps brachii is a two-headed muscle...

General information The Biceps femoris is a long muscle in the thigh, located in the posterior region. It is part of the hamstrings, along with the semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles. Literal meaning Two headed muscles on the femur....

General information The articularis genus is a highly variable muscle bundle made up of multiple layers, in the distal thigh and knee. Literal meaning The muscle of the knee joint. Interesting information The function of this muscle is not...

General information The anterior scalene, or scalenus anterior, is part of a group called the scalene muscles. This group consists of scalenus anterior, scalenus posterior, and scalenus medius. These muscles are located on the sides of the...