Review Flashcards
(42 cards)
The fleshy portion of a muscle
Belly
Part of the 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 set of muscles.
Minor
A muscle that stabilizes the origin of a prime mover.
Fixators
The biceps brachii and tricep brachii muscles function as.
Antagonist
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 muscle with a circular shape.
Orbicularis
Muscles generally move the bone they lie___ to.
Proximal
In order to move a bone, a muscle must have its ___ no that bone
Insertion
Part of a muscle 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 affect opposite of prime mover
Antagonist
Part of the muscle name referring to the largest of a set of muscles
Maximus
The end of a muscle attached to the movable bone
Insertion
Part of a muscle name referring to a muscle with a triangular shape
Deltiod
Part of a muscle name referring to three headed origin
Triceps
Most movements occur due to the contraction of a _____ of muscle
Group
The hamstring muscles function to do what action to the lower leg
Flex
Fixators ____ the origin of the prime mover so that the prime mover acts more efficiently
Stablize
Smiling
Zygomaticus major
Rotates, the vertebral column to twist us sideways
External oblique
Flexes and rotates the head
Sternocleidomastiod