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What is the Distinction between extrinsic and intrinsic muscles?
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What attaches the tongue to the pharynx?
There are two types of muscles associated with the tongue, the intrinsic and the extrinsic. The extrinsic muscles attach the tongue to the skull and anchor it to the throat.
Why is it more of a strain on the intrinsic and extrinsic eye muscle to look at the close objects than at far objects?
extrinsic muscles are strained
What are the Differences between intrinsic and extrinsic skeletal muscles?
Answer'Extrinsic' means that the reason for doing something originates from outside of the self. For example, you receive money to work. "Intrinsic" means that your motivation comes from within. For example, you collect stamps for the fun of it.
How many tendons are in the foot?
how many tendons are in the foot?The number of tendons in the foot will be roughly equal to two times the number of intrinsic foot muscles plus the number of extrinsic foot muscles. There are 19 or 20 intrinsic foot muscles, therefore 38 to 40 intrinsic foot muscle tendons. How many extrinsic foot muscles?a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white,fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone orpart
How do extrinsic eye muscles differ in action from the instrintic eye muscles?
Extrinsic eye muscles move the eyeball in relation to the rest of the body, whereas intrinsic muscles move structures within the eyeball.A: The extrinsic muscles control the movement of the eyes.The extrinsic muscles are controlled by the somatic nervous system(voluntary) The intrinsicmuscles control the lens and pupil. The intrinsiceye muscles, (including the iris sphincter, radial pupilodilator muscles and the ciliarymuscle), are under the control of the autonomic nervous system(involuntary)
What muscles are attached to the carpals?
The carpal bones have no muscular or tendinous attachments, only extrinsic and intrinsic ligaments.
What 2 muscles are innervated by cranial nerve XII besides the 4 intrinsic lingual muscles and the 4 extrinsic lingual muscles?
Geniohyoid & Thyrohyoid as the Hypoglossal nerve is joined by fibers from C1 which supply them
Whats muscles are used to hammer a nail?
When hammering a nail a person uses the wrist muscle, triceps muscle, bicep muscle and hand muscles which are called extrinsic, thinner eminence and intrinsic muscles.
What is tahe meaning of extrinsic?
Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic., Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part/ -- said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic.
What type of muscles makes up the tongue?
The human tongue is made up of 8 different muscles. These are all classified as either intrinsic or extrinsic muscles. The extrinsic muscles are the genioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus, and palatoglossus. The intrinsic muscles are the superior and inferior longitudinal muscles, the verticalis muscle, and the transversus muscle.
The extrinsic muscle of the hand originate on the what?
Extrinsic muscles of the hand originate in the antebrachium (forearm).
The extrinsic muscles of the hand originate where?
The extrensic muscles of the hand originate from the lateral epicondyle of the humerous
