sartorius
IPA: sɑrtˈɔriɪs
noun
- (anatomy) A long, slender muscle that runs from the iliac crest along the anterior and medial aspects of the thigh to the proximal tibia, superficial to the quadriceps musculature; the longest muscle in the human body.
- A surname.
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Examples of "sartorius" in Sentences
- Longitudinal section of the sartorius muscle of the frog.
- The sartorius muscle covered by a process of the fascia lata.
- The spot where it goes under the sartorius is the one selected for the application of the ligature.
- The sartorius muscle was cut and the femoral vessels dissected in such a way as to enable them to retain a considerable length.
- In the study of the thermal changes the most consistent and valuable results have been obtained by utilizing the isometric contraction of the sartorius muscle of the frog.
- The sartorius muscle is a very suitable medium for this investigation, insofar as it is practically of uniform cross-section and consists of straight fibres running along its length.
- In the muscle twitch of a frog's sartorius at 20°C the rise of temperature is not more than 0. 003°, and the time occupied in the earlier phases (as distinguished from the recovery process) is only a few hundredths of a second.
- The femoral vessels, O N W, in the upper third of the thigh traverse a triangular space, the base of which is formed by Poupart's ligament, D, whilst the sides and apex are formed by the sartorius, Q, and adductor longus muscles, T, approaching each other.
- It is found that A is independent of temperature, having, in the case of the sartorius muscle, always a value of about 1/6; B, which we may regard as the inverse of the "efficiency of maintaining a contraction", depends on the type of muscle, on temperature, on fatigue, and on many other factors.
- The steps of the operation performed at the situation W, where the artery is about to pass beneath the sartorius, are these: an incision of sufficient length -- from two to three inches -- is to be made over the course of the vessel, so as to divide the skin and adipose membrane, and expose the fascia lata, through which the inner edge of the sartorius muscle becomes now readily discernible.
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