n. 25B6; noun
I've pulled a muscle. : See lists.
he had muscle but no brains : STRENGTH, power, muscularity, brawn, burliness; informal beef, beefiness; poetic/literary thew.
financial muscle : INFLUENCE, power, strength, might, force, forcefulness, weight; informal clout.
myo-.
25A0; muscle in (informal) INTERFERE WITH, force one's way into, impose oneself on, encroach on; informal horn in on.
Human Muscles
muscle location
biceps arm
buccinator cheek
deltoid shoulder
detrusor bladder
digastric jaw
gastrocnemius leg
gluteus buttock
gracilis leg
iliacus pelvis/groin
intercostal ribs
latissimus back
masseter cheek/jaw
obturator pelvis
opponent muscle hand
pectoral chest
peroneal muscle leg
psoas spine/groin
quadriceps leg
rectus (abdominis) abdomen
rhomboideus shoulder
sartorius leg
scalenus neck/ribs
soleus leg
splenius neck/back
temporalis jaw
teres shoulder/arm
trapezius neck/shoulders
triceps arm
Types of Muscle
abductor extensor
adductor flexor
agonist levator
antagonist pronator
constrictor rotator
depressor skeletal
dilator sphincter
elevator supinator
erector