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• voluntary muscle go
  striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily
  
• abductor, abductor muscle go
  a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
  
• adductor, adductor muscle go
  a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line
  
• anconeous muscle, musculus anconeus go
  the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist
  
• articular muscle go
  a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint
  
• extensor muscle, extensor go
  a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
  
• flexor muscle, flexor go
  a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
  
• deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus go
  a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
  
• serratus, serratus muscles go
  any of several muscles of the trunk
  
• pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs go
  either of two large muscles of the chest
  
• intercostal, intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis go
  muscles between the ribs
  
• depressor, depressor muscle go
  any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
  
• abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab go
  the muscles of the abdomen
  
• latissimus dorsi, lat go
  a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
  
• gluteus, gluteus muscle, gluteal muscle, glute go
  any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
  
• musculus sphincter ani externus go
  an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus
  
• calf, sura go
  the muscular back part of the shank
  
• gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle go
  the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf
  
• psoas go
  either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh
  
• rhomboid, rhomboid muscle go
  any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade
  
• soleus, soleus muscle go
  a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle
  
• splenius, splenius muscle go
  either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck
  
• peroneus go
  muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot
  
• pterygoid muscle go
  muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw
  
• biceps go
  any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
  
• triceps go
  any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)
  
• axial muscle go
  a skeletal muscle of the trunk or head
  
• sartorius, sartorius muscle, musculus sartorius go
  a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor
  
• scalenus, scalene muscle, musculus scalenus go
  any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib
  
• sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle, sternocleido mastoideus, musculus sternocleidomastoideus go
  one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone
  
• teres, teres muscle go
  either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms
  
• tibialis, tibialis muscle, musculus tibialis go
  either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia
  
• trapezius, trapezius muscle, cowl muscle, musculus trapezius go
  either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms
  
• facial muscle go
  any of the skeletal muscles of the face
  
• temporalis muscle, temporal muscle, temporalis, musculus temporalis go
  muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible