striated muscle
n.
Muscle, including skeletal and cardiac muscle in vertebrates, that is distinguished from smooth muscle by having transverse striations across the fibers.
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striated muscle
1. Muscle consisting of striped fibers. See also cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle.
2. Muscle made of striped fibers. See cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle.
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| Noun | 1. |  striated 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 stripeshead - that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves voluntary muscle - striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily abductor muscle, abductor - a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line adductor, adductor muscle - a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line anconeous muscle, musculus anconeus - the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist articular muscle - a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint extensor, extensor muscle - a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part flexor, flexor muscle - a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint striated muscle cell, striated muscle fiber - an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus - a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm serratus, serratus muscles - any of several muscles of the trunk musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis - either of two large muscles of the chest intercostal, intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis - muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration depressor, depressor muscle - any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down lat, latissimus dorsi - a broad flat muscle on either side of the back glute, gluteal muscle, gluteus, gluteus muscle - any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh musculus sphincter ani externus - an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle - the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot psoas - either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh rhomboid muscle, rhomboid - any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade soleus, soleus muscle - a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle splenius, splenius muscle - 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 - muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot pterygoid muscle - muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw biceps - any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm) triceps - any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii) axial muscle - a skeletal muscle of the trunk or head musculus sartorius, sartorius, sartorius muscle - a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body musculus scalenus, scalene muscle, scalenus - any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle - one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head teres, teres muscle - either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms musculus tibialis, tibialis, tibialis muscle - either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia; provides for movement of the foot cowl muscle, musculus trapezius, trapezius, trapezius muscle - either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms facial muscle - any of the skeletal muscles of the face musculus temporalis, temporal muscle, temporalis, temporalis muscle - muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws |
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