muscles Flashcards

1
Q

To move a skeletal part away from the midline

A

Abduct

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2
Q

to move a skeletal part nearer the midline

A

Adduct

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3
Q

a muscle that has the primary effect in a particular action

A

agonist

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4
Q

a muscle whose action is opposite that of another muscle

A

antagonist

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5
Q

the forearm

A

antebranchium

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6
Q

abroad , sheeplike tendon

A

aponeurosis

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7
Q

having to do with the region of the armpit

A

axillary

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8
Q

the middle of the largest part of the muscle

A

belly

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9
Q

having two heads

A

biceps

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10
Q

the upper arm

A

brachium

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11
Q

having to do with the head

A

capitis

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12
Q

dense connective tissue on the surface of individuals muscles

A

deep fascia

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13
Q

triangular

A

deltoid

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14
Q

having two bellies

A

digastric

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15
Q

having to do with the fingers or the toes

A

digital

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16
Q

having to do with structures of the back of the trunck,foot or hand

A

dorsi

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17
Q

to raise a structure

A

elevate

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18
Q

to straighten a part or open joint

A

extend

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19
Q

individual muscle cells , also used to describe the grossly visible grains or longitudinal lines in a muscle

A

Fiber

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20
Q

to bend a part or to close a joint

A

flex

21
Q

the rumo or buttocks

A

gluteus

22
Q

having to do with the big toe

A

hallucis

23
Q

the big toe

A

hallux

24
Q

a division of a muscle

A

head

25
Q

the attachment of. a muscle to the more movable skeletal part, usually the distal attachment of a muscle

A

insertion

26
Q

wide

A

lata

27
Q

widest

A

Latissimus

28
Q

a chewer

A

masseter

29
Q

the attachment of a muslce too the less movable skeltal part , usually the proximal attachedment of a muscle

A

origin

30
Q

comblike

A

pectinate

31
Q

having to do with the chest

A

pectoral

32
Q

located near the fubiula in the lateral compartment of the leg

A

peroneal

33
Q

pear-shaped

A

piriformis

34
Q

a network

A

plexus

35
Q

having to do with the thumb

A

polllicis

36
Q

to turn the palm of the hand down

A

pronate

37
Q

loin

A

psoas

38
Q

having four heads

A

quadriceps

39
Q

straight

A

rectus

40
Q

a restraining band

A

retinaculum

41
Q

saw-shaped, toothed on the edge

A

serratus

42
Q

segmentally arranged multiple points of attachtment

A

slips

43
Q

loose connective tissue that underlines the skin and attaches it to the superficial layers of muscle

A

superficial fascia

44
Q

to turn the the palm o the hand upward

A

supinate

45
Q

dense, collagenous connective tissue that attaches muscel to bone

A

tendon

46
Q

a muscle that stretches a part

A

tensor

47
Q

long and round

A

teres

48
Q

having three hands

A

triceps

49
Q

large, expansive

A

vastus