Eleven Flashcards
(15 cards)
The fleshy portion of a muscle.
Belly
Part of a muscle name referring to fibers parallel to midline.
Rectus
The end of a muscle attached to the stationary bone.
Origin
Part of a muscle name referring to the smallest of a set of muscles.
Minor
A muscle that stabilizes the origin of a prime mover.
Fixator
The biceps brachii and triceps brachii muscles function as -.
Antagonists
Muscle that helps the prime mover function more efficiently.
Synergists
Part of a muscle name referring to a two headed origin.
Biceps
Part of a muscle name referring to a muse with a circular shape.
Orbiculares
Muscles generally move the bone they lie - to.
Proximal
In order to move a bone, a muscle must have its - on that bone.
Insertion
Part of a muscle name referring to fibers perpendicular to midline.
Transverse
Muscles of the back (posterior trunk) function to do what action to the head, trunk, and upper arm?
Extend
A muscle that produces an effect opposite of the prime mover.
Antagonists
Elevates and retracts the mandible.
Temporalis