Muscle, Skeletal
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Muscle, Skeletal. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Muscle, Skeletal.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Abdominal Muscles - Muscles forming the ABDOMINAL WALL including RECTUS ABDOMINIS, external and internal oblique muscles...
Diaphragm - The musculofibrous partition that separates the THORACIC CAVITY from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. Contracti...
Esophageal Sphincter, Upper - The structure at the pharyngoesophageal junction consisting chiefly of the CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE. I...
Facial Muscles - Muscles of facial expression or mimetic muscles that include the numerous muscles supplied by the fa...
Intercostal Muscles - Respiratory muscles that arise from the lower border of one rib and insert into the upper border of ...
Laryngeal Muscles - The striated muscle groups which move the LARYNX as a whole or its parts, such as altering tension o...
Masseter Muscle - A masticatory muscle whose action is closing the jaws....
Masticatory Muscles - Muscles arising in the zygomatic arch that close the jaw. Their nerve supply is masseteric from the ...
Muscle, Skeletal - A subtype of striated muscle, attached by TENDONS to the SKELETON. Skeletal muscles are innervated a...
Neck Muscles - The neck muscles consist of the platysma, splenius cervicis, sternocleidomastoid(eus), longus colli,...
Oculomotor Muscles - The muscles that move the eye. Included in this group are the medial rectus, lateral rectus, superio...
Palatal Muscles - The muscles of the palate are the glossopalatine, palatoglossus, levator palati(ni), musculus uvulae...
Pectoralis Muscles - The pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles that make up the upper and fore part of the chest ...
Pelvic Floor - Soft tissue formed mainly by the pelvic diaphragm, which is composed of the two levator ani and two ...
Pharyngeal Muscles - The muscles of the PHARYNX are voluntary muscles arranged in two layers. The external circular layer...
Psoas Muscles - A powerful flexor of the thigh at the hip joint (psoas major) and a weak flexor of the trunk and lum...
Pterygoid Muscles - Two of the masticatory muscles: the internal, or medial, pterygoid muscle and external, or lateral, ...
Quadriceps Muscle - The quadriceps femoris. A collective name of the four-headed skeletal muscle of the thigh, comprised...
Rectus Abdominis - A long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the v...
Respiratory Muscles - These include the muscles of the DIAPHRAGM and the INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES....
Rotator Cuff - The musculotendinous sheath formed by the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres min...
Stapedius - A tiny muscle that arises from the posterior wall of the TYMPANIC CAVITY of MIDDLE EAR with its tend...
Temporal Muscle - A masticatory muscle whose action is closing the jaws; its posterior portion retracts the mandible....
Tensor Tympani - A short muscle that arises from the pharyngotympanic tube (EUSTACHIAN TUBE) and inserts into the han...
Velopharyngeal Sphincter - A group of muscles attached to the SOFT PALATE (or velum) and the PHARYNX. They include the superior...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
