abductor muscle a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
adductor muscle a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line
abducens muscle the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
articular muscle a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint
great adductor muscle the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh
buccinator muscle a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth
abdominal muscle the muscles of the abdomen
sphincter muscle a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
pectoral muscle either of two large muscles of the chest
ocular muscle one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
abductor a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
extensor muscle a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
voluntary muscle striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily
pterygoid muscle muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw
involuntary muscle a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
white corpuscle blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi
intercostal muscle muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
deltoid muscle a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
flexor muscle a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
abducting especially of muscles