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Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Ciliary muscle — The choroid and iris. (Ciliary muscle is labeled near top.) Latin musculus ciliaris Gray s … Wikipedia
fibrae circulares musculi ciliaris — [TA] circular fibers of ciliary muscle: the most internal fibers of the ciliary muscle that form a discrete portion of the ciliary muscle and extend around the apex of the ciliary body close to the root of the iris. Called also MÑŒller fibers or… … Medical dictionary
Ciliary muscle — One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are fibers that hold the lens suspended in position and enable it to change shape during accommodation. * * * ciliary muscle n a circular band… … Medical dictionary
fibrae meridionales musculi ciliaris — [TA] meridional fibers of ciliary muscle: the most external fibers of the ciliary muscle that run meridionally or longitudinally from the reticulum trabeculae toward the ciliary processes. Called also BrÑŒcke fibers and longitudinal fibers of… … Medical dictionary
fibrae radiales musculi ciliaris — [TA] radial fibers of ciliary muscle: the fibers of the ciliary muscle lying between the meridional (external) fibers and the circular (internal) fibers; they run in a radial or oblique direction from one to another and may form a fibrous network … Medical dictionary
radix parasympathica ganglii ciliaris — [TA] parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion: a short collection of fibers passing from the inferior branch of the oculomotor nerve to the posterior inferior portion of the ciliary ganglion; it contains preganglionic parasympathetic fibers for… … Medical dictionary
radix sympathica ganglii ciliaris — [TA] sympathetic root of ciliary ganglion: postganglionic fibers from the superior cervical ganglion, derived from the internal carotid plexus, to the ciliary ganglion, for distribution by the short ciliary nerves to the dilator muscle of the… … Medical dictionary
circular fibers of ciliary muscle — fibrae circulares musculi ciliaris … Medical dictionary
longitudinal fibers of ciliary muscle — fibrae meridionales musculi ciliaris … Medical dictionary
