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1
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The study of muscles

A

Myology

2
Q

What is the purpose of the muscles?

A

Enable movement, support the body, maintain posture, produce body heat

3
Q

Away from the body

A

Abduction

4
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Toward the body

A

Adduction

5
Q

Tendon of the gastrocnemius that inserts at the tarsus and hock

A

Achilles tendon

6
Q

Antagonists

A

A muscle acting in opposition to another

7
Q

Broad sheet of connective tissue that serves as a tension to attach muscles to bone or bind muscles together

A

Aponeurosis

Apo- meaning derived from, and neur/o- meaning nerves

8
Q

Involuntary (smooth) muscles that raise the hairs on the back

A

Arrector pili

9
Q

Biceps brachii

A

Flexor of the distal foreleg

10
Q

Flexor of the distal hind limb

A

Biceps femoris

11
Q

Type of striated muscle fiber found in the heart

A

Cardiac

12
Q

Muscle found in the spermatic cord that raises and lowers the testicles

A

Cremaster

13
Q

Muscle of the dermis responsible for insect- repelling skin twitch

A

Cutaneous trunci

14
Q

Diaphragm

A

Wall between abdominal and thoracic cavities

15
Q

Epaxial group

A

Muscles of the dorsal back. Sometimes used for IM injections

16
Q

Muscles that extend a part of the body

A

Extensors

17
Q

Respiratory muscles between the ribs

A

External intercostals

18
Q

Muscle that compresses and supports the abdomen

A

External oblique

Kind of reminds me of an accordion contracting and relaxing from the sides

19
Q

Fibrous membrane that encloses the muscles and separates them into groups

A

Fascia

20
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Fibers

A

Muscle threads or filaments. Usually in bundles

21
Q

Muscles that flex a part of the body

A

Flexors

22
Q

Gastrocnemius

A

Muscle of the distal hind limb that flexes the leg and extends the foot

(Calf)

23
Q

Group of muscles on the dorsal pelvis. Sometimes used for IM injections

A

Gluteal group

24
Q

The more movable of the 2 points of attachment of a muscle

A

Insertion

25
Q

Respiratory muscles situated between the ribs

A

Internal intercostals

26
Q

Muscle that compresses and supports the abdomen

A

Internal oblique

27
Q

The broadest muscle of the back

A

Latissimus dorsi

28
Q

Connects bone to cartilage

A

Ligament

Carti L age, L igament

29
Q

Connects bone to bone

A

Ligament

30
Q

Center attachment of abdominal muscles on the ventral walls

A

Linea alba

31
Q

Muscle of mastication (chewing)

A

Masseter

Looks like mass-eater

32
Q

The nerve that connects to a muscle

A

Motor nerve

33
Q

Neuromotor unit

A

A combination of the nerve cell and its group of muscles that are stimulated to cause muscle contractions

34
Q

Muscle of the eyelids

A

Obicularis oculi

35
Q

The less movable of 2 points of attachment of a muscle

A

Origin

36
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Group of muscles in chest. Sometimes used for IM injections

A

Pectoral group

37
Q

Muscles that actively produce a movement/ are mostly responsible for a movement

A

Prime movers

Like the protagonists to the antagonists

38
Q

Quadriceps femoris group

A

Group of muscles important for extension of the hind limb

39
Q

Sarcolemma

A

Plasma membrane of the muscle cells

40
Q

Cytoplasm of the muscle cells

A

Sarcoplasm

41
Q

Flexors of the distal hind limb

A

Semi group (hamstring group)

42
Q

Group of muscles important for supporting the trunk

A

Serratus group

43
Q

Striated, voluntary muscle

A

Skeletal

44
Q

Non- striated, involuntary muscle

A

Smooth

45
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Muscles that work together to aid the prime movers

A

Synergists

(Like the supporting characters of a story. S upporting, S ynergist

46
Q

Connective tissue surrounding tendons where there is a long distance to attachment or the tendon pulls over a joint

A

Tendon sheath

47
Q

Extensor of distal foreleg

A

Triceps brachii

48
Q

Wasting away of muscle

A

Atrophy