Flashcards in Chapter 11-The Muscular System Deck (19)
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The subdivision of the female or male perineum that contains the anus
Anal triangle
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A muscle that has an action opposite of that of the prime mover (agonist) and yields to the movement of the prime mover
Antagonist
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Nearer to or at the front of the boy. Equivalent to the ventral in bipeds
Anterior
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The abdomen. The gaster or prominent, fleshy part of a skeletal muscle
Belly
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The tendon of the soleus, gastrocnemius, and plantaris muscles at the back of the heel. Also called the Achilles tendon
Calcaneal tendon
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Away from the surface of the body or an organ
Deep
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Movement in which a part of the body moves inferiorly
Depression
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Any partition that separates one area from another, especially the dome-shaped skeletal muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavities. Also a dome-shaped device that is place over the cervix, usually with a spermicide, to prevent conception
Diaphragm
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Movement in which a part of the body moves superiorly
Elevation
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An oblique passageway in the anterior abdominal wall just superior and parallel to the medial half of the inguinal ligament that transmits the spermatic cord and ilioinguinal nerve in the male and round ligament of the uterus and ilioinguinal nerve in the female
Inguinal canal
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The attachment of a muscle tendon to a movable bone or the end opposite the origin
Insertion
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Between two structures, one of which is a medial and one of which is lateral
Intermediate
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Farther from the midline of the body or a structure
Lateral
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The attachment of a muscle tendon to a stationary bone or the end opposite the insertion
Origin
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The pelvic floor; the space between the anus and the scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva in the female
Perineum
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The muscle directly responsible for producing a desired motion. Also called an agonist
Prime mover
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A triangular opening in the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle that represents the termination of the inguinal canal
Superficial inguinal ring
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Toward the head or upper part of a structure
Superior
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