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MUSCLE HEAD [2 records]

Record 1 2024-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
CONT

The muscles of the head include those that control facial expressions, move the eyes, aid in the structural integrity of the ears, permit mastication (i.e., chewing), aid in speech, and maintain the structural integrity of the nasal and oral cavities.

OBS

muscle of head: The English and Latin designations are found in the plural (musculi capitis, muscles of head) in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • musculi capitis
  • muscles of head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
OBS

muscle de la tête : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

La désignation latine se trouve au pluriel (musculi capitis) dans la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • musculi capitis

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The end of a muscle at the site of its attachment to a bone or other fixed structure ...

OBS

head of muscle; caput musculi: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

chef du muscle : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

caput musculi : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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