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General information Popliteus is the small muscle located behind the knee joint and flexes and medially rotates the leg at the knee. Literal meaning Ham of the knee. Interesting information Popliteus is a small muscle located at the back of...

General information Posterior scalene is a lateral muscle on the inferior half of the neck. Literal meaning Muscle with three unequal sides that is behind. Interesting information Posterior scalene is one pair of the group of three pairs of...

Generalinformation Procerus is a small, triangular muscle in the head that occupies the glabella, the area between the eyebrows. The muscle, along with the nasalis, levator nasolabialis and depressor septi nasi, make up the facial muscles...

General information This square shaped muscle located on the distal forearm acts as a pronator for turning the hand. Since it is located on the anterior side of the arm, it is innervated from the branches of the median nerve and the...

General information The Pronator teres muscle is mainly located in the forearm, and in combination with the pronator quadratus, works to pronate the forearm. It allows it to turn in such a way that the palm faces backwards when the body is...

General information Psoas major is a large muscle located in the posterior abdominal wall that helps move the upper leg and the torso closer together in a flexion movement. Literal meaning Greater loin region. Interesting information Psoas...

General information The pubococcygeus is part of the levator ani muscle, along with the Iliococcygeus. Literal meaning The time of coming of hairs. Interesting information Its literal meaning is in reference to the appearance of hairs...

General information The puborectalis muscle is a U-shaped sling muscle which travels from the bodies of the pubic bones, past the urogenital hiatus, and then around the anal canal. Literal meaning Straight muscle of the pubic area....

General information The Quadratus lumborum muscle is located in the lower part of the back. It boasts a quadrilateral and irregular shape and it is broader at the base than it is at the top. Literal meaning Square loin. Interesting...

General information Quadratus femoris is a hip-joint muscle that rotates the thigh, abducts the knee, and stabilizes the hip. Literal meaning Square muscle of the thigh. Interesting information Quadratus femoris is the rectangular shaped...

General information The quadratus plantae is separate from all of the muscles in the first layer of the foot from the plantar vessels and nerve. It works by aiding in the flexing of the second to the fifth toes. It is one of the few muscles...

General information The Quadriceps femoris are a group of four muscles in the anterior thigh compartment or the thigh extensors. They are also knee extensors and due to their size, form the bulk of the anterior thigh, covering most of the...