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2/5- Muscular System Flashcards

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What is skeletal muscle?

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Muscle tissue connected to skeleton

Conscious movement

Muscle contracts passing over a joint

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What is it called when a Muscle operates on a point that doesn’t move when muscle works?

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Origin

Proximal

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What is it called when a Muscle operates on a point that does move when muscle works?

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Insertion

Distal

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What is it called when 2 or more muscles work together to produce a movement?

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Synergist

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What is it called when muscles are working opposite of one another?

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Antagonist

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What is flexion?

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Reducing angle between 2 bones

Move body part towards front (anteriorly)

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What is extension?

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Increasing angle between 2 bones

Moving body part backwards (posteriorly)

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What is abduction?

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Pulls body part away from midline

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What is adduction?

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Pulls body part towards midline

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What is plantar flexion?

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Pointing your toes

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What is dorsiflexion?

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Pull toes up towards you

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What is the muscle that attaches from your mastoid process (back of head) to your clavicle and what is the function?

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Sternocleidomastoid

rotates the head to one side

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What is the muscle attached to your mandible (lower jaw) and what is the function?

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Masseter

Raises the jaw

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What is the muscle on top of your temporal bone and what is the function?

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Temporalis

Closes the jaw

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What is the muscle on top of your eyebrows on your frontal bone and what is the function?

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Frontalis

Raise eyebrows and wrinkles

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What is the muscle on the occipital bone and what is the function?

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Occipitalis

Raise eyebrows and wrinkles

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What is the muscle around the lips called and function?

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Oribicularis oris

Close lips

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What is the muscle around the eyes and function?

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Oribicularis oculi

Close eyelids

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What is the muscle on the zygomatic bone (cheek bone) and function?

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Zygomaticus

Raises corners of mouth (smile)

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What is the triceps called and function?

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Triceps brachii

Extends forearm at elbow

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What is the biceps called and function?

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Biceps brachii

Flexes forearm at elbow

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What is the muscle under the biceps and function?

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Brachialis

Flexes forearm at elbow

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What is the muscle on your shoulder and function?

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Deltoid

Abducts arm at shoulder

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What is the muscle in the back of your neck only on the left side?

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Levator scapulae

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What is the muscle on the top portion of the scapula?
Supraspinatus
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What is the muscle on the bottom part of the scapula?
Infraspinatus
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What is the muscle on the part of the scapula that is seen anteriorly?
Subscapularis
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What is the muscle under deltoid that doesn’t look connected?
Teres major
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What is the muscle above the teres major?
Teres minor
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What is the thick muscle underneath the trapezius by thoracic part of spine?
Rhomboid major
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What is the smaller muscle on top of rhomboid major?
Rhomboid Minor
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What is the finger like looking muscle on top of ribs called?
Serratus anterior
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What is the big muscle on your back that starts from your neck and criss crosses and ending at the middle of your back? What is the function?
Trapezius Rotates scapulae
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What is the big muscle under the trapezius and what is the function?
Latissimus dorsi Pulls shoulder downward and back
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What is the peck muscle and the function?
Pectoralis major Adducts arm medially
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What is the muscle underneath the pectoralis major and it’s function?
Pectoralis minor Raises ribs
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What is the muscle on the outer layer between your ribs and what is the function?
External intercostals Raise ribs and expand chest (inhalation)
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What is the muscle in the inner layer between your ribs called?
Internal intercostals
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What is the outer layer muscle on the side of your abdomen called and what is the function?
External abdominal obliques Tenses abdominal wall
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What is the inner layer of muscle on the side of your abdomen and what is the function?
Internal abdominal oblique Tenses abdominal wall
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What is the muscle that is under the obliques and what is the function?
Transverse abdominis Tenses abdominal wall
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What is muscle that are your abs and function?
Rectus abdominis Tenses abdominal wall
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What is the muscle of your butt and the function?
Gluteus Maximus Rotates thigh laterally at hip
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What is the muscle underneath the gluteus Maximus and function?
Gluteus medius Rotates thigh medially at hip
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What is the muscle that is on the outside of the leg and white color?
Iliotibial band (IT band)
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What is the muscle that connects to the IT band?
Tensor fascia lata
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What is the muscle of the hamstring that is on the outside of the leg and the function?
Biceps femoris Flexion of knee
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What is the inside muscle of the hamstring muscle and what is the function?
Semitendinosus Flexion of knee
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What is the muscle underneath the semitendinosus muscle and function?
Semimembranosus Flexion of knee
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What is the muscle called that starts at the hip and curves in leg and function?
Sartorius Flexes thigh
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What is the inner aspect of leg (inner thigh) and function?
Gracilis Adducts thigh
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What is the middle muscle of the quad and function?
Rectus femoris Extends leg at knee
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What is the muscle that is on the outside of the quad called and function?
Vastus lateralis Extends leg at knee
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What is the muscle on the inside part of the quad called and function?
Vastus medialis Extends leg at knee
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What is the muscle underneath the rectus femoris and function?
Vastus intermedius Extends leg at knee
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What is the big muscle behind the gracilis muscle and function?
Adductor magnus Adducts thigh laterally
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What is the muscle above the gracilis and function?
Adductor longus Adducts thigh laterally
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What is the muscle above the adductor longus and function?
Pectineus flexes thigh
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What is the muscle of the calf muscle and function?
Gastrocnemius Plantar flexion of the foot
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What is the muscle under the calf and function?
Soleus Plantar flexion of the foot

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