Chapter 9 Exam 2 Flashcards
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provides movement for the body in conjunction with support from the bones
Muscular system
one of three types of muscles in the body; but the only one that is under voluntary control
Skeletal Muscle
sac of synovial membrane that contains synovial fluid; decreases friction where a tendon rubs against a bone near a synovial joint
Bursa
Burs/o-
bursa
Thin connective tissues sheet around each muscle fascicle and around the muscle itself; merges to become part of the tendon
Fascia
Fasci/o-
fascia
where the tendon of a muscle ends on a bone that moves as the muscle contracts or relaxes
insertion
where the tendon of a muscle begins and is attached to a stationary (or nearly stationary) bone
Origin
cordlike; white band of neoelastic fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone
Tendon
Tendin/o-
Tendon
moving a body part away from the midline
abduction
moving a body part toward the midline
Adduction
straightening and extending a joint to increase the angle between 2 bones or two body parts
Extension
bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones or body parts
Flexion
Turning the palm of the hand posteriorly or downward
Pronation
moving a body part around its axis
Rotation
Turning the palm of the hand anteriorly or upward
Supination
muscle of the side of the face that moves the cheek
buccinator muscle
Buccinat/o-
cheek
muscle of the side of the face that moves the mandible upward
Masseter muscle
Masset/o-
chewing
muscle of the neck thatbends the head toward the sternum (flexion) and turns the head to either side (rotation)
sternocleido-mastoid muscle
muscle of the shoulder that raises the arm and moves the arm away from the body (abduction)
deltoid muscle
Delt/o-
triangle