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The sternocephalicus is a part of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, which "passes obliquely across the side of the neck, being enclosed between the two layers of deep cervical fascia." The origin of its name, sternocleidomastoid, stems from the fact that it has two heads, extending from the sternum and the clavicle.
The sternocleidomastoid has three major actions; the first is to bring the head to the shoulder. The second is to rotate the head and the third is to assist in "elevating the thorax during forced inspiration."
[The quotes are from the 1977 Collector's Edition of Henry Gray's Gray's Anatomy.]
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What connects muscle to muscle and connective tissue to muscle?
Muscle does not connect to muscle. Fascia is a connective tissue that connects muscle to organs. Tendons connect muscle to bone.
What type of muscle is the tricep muscle?
A skeletal muscle.
How are individual muscle cells different from the muscle tissue in the bicep muscle?
Muscle cells are smaller than muscle tissues.
What type of muscle is associated with type of muscle?
there is a thigh muscle its a skeletal muscle
What binds muscle to bone and muscle to muscle?
Tendons tie muscles to bones and ligaments tie muscle to muscle.
What type of muscle is striated?
Striated muscle tissue is muscle tissue that has repeating tubular muscle cells. Striated muscles include skeletal striated muscle, embryotic branchiomeric muscle, and cardiac muscle.
Whats the difference between muscle mass and muscle hypertrophy?
The difference between muscle mass and muscle hypertrophy is that muscle hypertrophy is the increase in size of skeletal muscle while muscle mass is the weight of your body muscle.
Which type of muscle is the heart made of?
cardiac
Which muscle do you control smooth muscle or skeletal muscle?
You are in direct control of skeletal muscle.
Which muscle is not directly controlled by the autonomic nervous system?
smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and most glands
What muscle is called a straight muscle?
strap Muscle
What is a homonym for muscle?
a homonym for muscle the muscle in our body.
