Skip to main content
musculus

musculus

1 9.6
A Latin word used in medical names for specific muscles
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌskjələs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : músculo
  • LCMV is endemic in wild M. musculus populations across the United States and throughout the world.
  • Balaenoptera musculus
  • Mus musculus

Examples

  • The scientific name for the blue whale is Balaenoptera musculus.

  • Balaenoptera musculus is the largest creature ever known to have lived.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Musculus before me.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Commencing experiment... 3-5-3, response to photo pigment protein in Mus musculus.

  • The cell line E14TG2a is a male Mus musculus embryonic stem cell line that is derived from blastocysts. Method Details

    Academic text (2017)
  • In laboratory studies, the common house mouse is often referred to as Mus musculus.

  • The physicochemical properties of the protein were examined in cultures of Mus musculus cells.

Compounds

Balaenoptera musculus
  • Specialized
8.5

A very large blue-grey whale that eats small sea animals and lives in oceans worldwide

Mus musculus
  • Specialized
8.2

A small brown-grey mouse that lives near people and is used in labs

A small hand muscle that moves the little finger away from the other fingers

A small foot muscle that moves the little toe away from the other toes

8.6

A foot muscle that moves the big toe away from the other toes and bends it

7.4

A muscle in the thumb that moves the thumb away from the hand

8.4

A short muscle in the inner thigh that pulls the leg toward the body

9.9

A foot muscle that pulls the big toe toward the other toes

7.5

A long muscle on the inner thigh that pulls the leg toward the body

7.9

Muscles between the ribs that help you breathe

A flat muscle on the outside of the belly that helps twist the body and tighten the stomach area

musculus pectoralis
  • Specialized
5.1

A large muscle on each side of the chest that helps move the upper arm

4.9

A large chest muscle that pulls the arm toward the body and turns it inward

8.2

A thin muscle under the larger chest muscle that pulls the shoulder blade down or lifts the ribs

5.8

A large muscle at the front of the thigh that straightens the lower leg at the knee

8.9

A back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine

7.4

A large inner thigh muscle that pulls the thigh toward the other leg and moves it backward at the hip

musculus anconeus
  • Specialized
9.6

A small muscle by the elbow that helps straighten the forearm and turn the palm downward

9.9

A small muscle from the back of the upper arm that helps move and steady the elbow joint

9.9

A small knee muscle that lifts the joint lining when you straighten your leg

5.8

A muscle in the upper arm that bends the elbow and turns the forearm so the palm faces up

7.2

A muscle at the back of the thigh that bends the knee and turns the lower leg outward

musculus buccinator
  • Specialized
9.6

A cheek muscle that flattens the cheek and pulls back the corner of the mouth

musculus deltoideus
  • Specialized
6.2

A large triangular muscle on the shoulder that lifts and moves the arm

9.9

A small back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine and slightly up

musculus sartorius
  • Specialized
8.2

A long thigh muscle that helps you cross one leg over the other

8.9

A ring of muscle in the eye that makes the pupil smaller in bright light

9.6

A ring of muscle at the end of the stomach that controls food entering the small intestine

8.4

A muscle around the tube that carries urine that you can tighten to hold urine

9.8

A ring of muscle around the bladder opening that controls urine flow

A thick neck muscle on each side that turns the head the other way and helps bend the neck

musculus temporalis
  • Specialized
7.4

A large muscle on the side of the head that lifts the lower jaw to close the mouth

musculus teres major
  • Specialized
8.1

A muscle in the upper arm that pulls the arm back and turns it inward toward the body

musculus scalenus
  • Specialized
9.8

A neck muscle that connects neck bones to the first two ribs and helps breathing and head movement

8.1

A muscle at the side of the chest that lifts the shoulder blade and helps raise the ribs when breathing

9.9

A back muscle that pulls the ribs down and back

7.9

A ring of muscle around the anus that controls bowel movements

A ring of muscle around the anus that you use to stop or let out poop

A ring of muscle inside the anus that keeps stool in without thinking

A muscle that controls the flow of bile into the small intestine

A muscle that controls the opening of the main tube from the pancreas to the small intestine

musculus teres minor
  • Specialized
8.4

A small round shoulder muscle that pulls the arm toward the body and turns it outward

musculus tibialis
  • Specialized
8.3

A lower leg muscle that helps lift and move the foot

A deep flat muscle in the belly wall that helps keep organs in place and support the body

musculus trapezius
  • Specialized
7.4

A large flat muscle on the upper back and shoulder that helps move the shoulder and neck

5.9

A large muscle at the back of the upper arm that straightens the elbow

Surface Forms

musculus singular
musculi plural

Etymology

Musculus is the Latin name used in anatomy for a 'muscle' and it gave us the English word muscle, so when you see musculus in a medical name it points to a specific muscle.