Exam 3 vocab Flashcards
(25 cards)
Temporalis
(side of the head, helps close the jaw)
Masseter
(jaw muscle, helps with chewing)
Sternocleidomastoid
(neck muscle, rotates and tilts the head)
Trapezius
(upper back, extends and rotates the neck)
Pectoralis Major
(chest, responsible for arm movement)
Serratus Anterior
(side of the chest, stabilizes the scapula
Rectus Abdominis
(abs, flexes the spine)
External Obliques
side of the abdomen, allows trunk rotation)
Latissimus Dorsi
(lower back, extends and adducts the arm)
Deltoid
(shoulder, abducts the arm)
Biceps Brachii
(upper arm, flexes the elbow)
Triceps Brachii
(upper arm, extends the elbow)
Brachioradialis
(forearm, assists with elbow flexion)
Flexor and Extensor Muscles of the Forearm
(control wrist and finger movements)
Gluteus Maximus
(buttocks, extends and rotates the thigh)
Quadriceps
(front of the thigh, extends the knee)
Includes: Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, and Vastus Intermedius
Hamstrings
(back of the thigh, flexes the knee and extends the hip)
Includes: Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus, and Semimembranosus
Gastrocnemius
(calf muscle, plantarflexes the foot)
Soleus
(under the gastrocnemius, also plantarflexes the foot)
Tibialis Anterior
(front of the shin, dorsiflexes the foot)
Synovial Joints
(freely movable joints like the shoulder, knee, and hip)
Fibrous Joints
(immovable joints like sutures in the skull)
Cartilaginous Joints
(slightly movable joints like the intervertebral discs)
Frontal bone
(forehead)
