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Muscular system

Muscles of various body structures and regions.

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Muscles of mastication

Temporalis, masseter, medial and lateral pterygoids. Accessory masticatory muscles.
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Muscles of the lower limb

Muscle groups and muscles in the hip region, thigh, lower leg, and foot.
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Muscles of the upper limb

Skeletal muscles in the shoulder region, upper arm, forearm, and hand.
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Superficial muscles of the back

Superficial back muscles, attachments, actions, neurovascular supply.
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Deep muscles of the back

Deep back muscles, attachments, actions, neurovascular supply.
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Anterolateral abdominal wall muscles

External and internal obliques, transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis, and pyramidalis.
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Thoracic wall muscles

Muscles filling the intercostal spaces and other muscles forming the thoracic wall.
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Muscles of the neck

Superficial, suprahyoid, infrahyoid, scalene, prevertebral, suboccipital muscles of the neck.
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Posterior abdominal wall muscles

Psoas major, psoas minor, iliacus, and quadratus lumborum.
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Facial muscles

Anatomy of the muscles that provide facial expressions.
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Extraocular muscles

Recti muscles, oblique muscles and levator palpebrae superioris.
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Palatine muscles

Anatomy of the muscles that form the soft palate.
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