Skeletal muscle

Introduction: Skeletal muscle

Description of Skeletal muscle

Skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Skeletal muscle: Striated muscles having fibers connected at either or both extremities with the bony framework of the body. These are found in appendicular and axial muscles. (From Stedman, 25th ed).
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Skeletal muscle: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Skeletal muscle:

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• Skeletal symptoms (4109 causes)
• Skeletal disorder
• Skeletal pain (5 causes)
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• Muscle symptoms (7251 causes)
• Muscle disease
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• Voluntary

Skeletal muscle as an Organ

Skeletal muscle (organ): Skeletal muscle consists of muscular tissue made up of...more »

Skeletal muscle (organ): The ordinary usage of the word "muscle" refers to skeletal muscle. This is the best known type of muscle

Skeletal muscle (organ): See Skeletal muscle (organ information).

More information on organs: Skeletal muscle:

• Skeletal muscle

Terms associated with Skeletal muscle:

Terms Similar to Skeletal muscle:

• striated muscle

Source - WordNet 2.1

• anterior tibial muscle
• gastrocnemius muscle
• plantaris muscle
• soleus muscle
• striated muscle
• voluntary muscle

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

More specific terms for Skeletal muscle:

• voluntary muscle
• abductor
• abductor muscle
• adductor
• adductor muscle
• anconeous muscle
• musculus anconeus
• articular muscle
• extensor muscle
• extensor
• flexor muscle
• flexor
• deltoid
• deltoid muscle
• musculus deltoideus
• serratus
• serratus muscles
• pectoral
• pectoral muscle
• pectoralis
• musculus pectoralis
• pecs
• intercostal
• intercostal muscle
• musculus intercostalis
• depressor
• depressor muscle
• abdominal
• abdominal muscle
• ab
• latisimus dorsi
• lat
• gluteus
• gluteus muscle
• gluteal muscle
• glute
• musculus sphincter ani externus
• calf
• sura
• gastrocnemius
• gastrocnemius muscle
• psoas
• rhomboid
• rhomboid muscle
• soleus
• soleus muscle
• peroneus
• pterygoid muscle
• biceps
• triceps
• axial muscle
• sartorius
• sartorius muscle
• musculus sartorius
• scalenus
• scalene muscle
• musculus scalenus
• sternocleidomastoid
• sternocleidomastoid muscle
• sternocleido mastoideus
• musculus sternocleidomastoideus
• teres
• teres muscle
• tibialis
• tibialis muscle
• musculus tibialis
• trapezius
• trapezius muscle
• cowl muscle
• musculus trapezius
• facial muscle
• temporalis muscle
• temporal muscle
• temporalis
• musculus temporalis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Skeletal muscle

• muscle
• musculus

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Skeletal muscle

• striated muscle

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Skeletal muscle

The following list attempts to classify Skeletal muscle into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• muscle,musculus
• contractile organ,contractor
• organ
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• muscle
• musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy

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