Vocab 2

Question 1

abduct

Answer 1

to move a skeletal part away from the midline

Question 2

adduct

Answer 2

to move skeletal move closer to midline

Question 3

agonist

Answer 3

a muscle that has a primary function to area

Question 4

antagonist

Answer 4

a muscle’s action is opposite to another muscle

Question 5

antebrachium

Answer 5

the forearm

Question 6

aponeurosis

Answer 6

broad, sheetlike tendon

Question 7

axillary

Answer 7

deals with armpit region

Question 8

belly

Answer 8

middle or largest part of muscle

Question 9

biceps

Answer 9

haves two heads

Question 10

brachium

Answer 10

upper arm

Question 11

capitis

Answer 11

having to do with head

Question 12

deep fascia

Answer 12

dense connective tissue on surface of muscle

Question 13

deltoid

Answer 13

triangular

Question 14

digastric

Answer 14

haves two bellies

Question 15

digital

Answer 15

deals with fingers or toes region

Question 16

dorsi

Answer 16

structures of back of hands, foot, trunk

Question 17

elevate

Answer 17

raise a structure

Question 18

extend

Answer 18

straighten a part or open a joint

Question 19

fiber

Answer 19

individual muscle cell, used to describe grossy visible grains or longitudinal lines in muscle

Question 20

flex

Answer 20

bend a part or close a joint

Question 21

gluteus

Answer 21

butt

Question 22

hallucis

Answer 22

deals with big toe region

Question 23

hallux

Answer 23

big toe

Question 24

head

Answer 24

division of a muscle

Question 25

insertion

Answer 25

attachment of muscle to move skeletal part, usually distal attachment of muscle

Question 26

lata

Answer 26

wide

Question 27

latissimus

Answer 27

widest

Question 28

masseter

Answer 28

a chewer

Question 29

origin

Answer 29

attachment of muscle in less movable skeletal part, usually proximal attachment of muscle

Question 30

pectinate

Answer 30

comblike

Question 31

pectoral

Answer 31

deals with chest

Question 32

peroneal

Answer 32

near fibula in lateral part of leg

Question 33

piriformis

Answer 33

par-shaped

Question 34

plexus

Answer 34

network

Question 35

pollex

Answer 35

thumb

Question 36

pollicis

Answer 36

deals with thumb

Question 37

pronate

Answer 37

turn palm of hand down

Question 38

psoas

Answer 38

loin

Question 39

quadriceps

Answer 39

having four heads

Question 40

rectus

Answer 40

straight

Question 41

retinaculum

Answer 41

restraining band

Question 42

serratus

Answer 42

saw-shaped, toothed on edge

Question 43

slips

Answer 43

segmentally arranged multiple points of attachment

Question 44

superficial fascia

Answer 44

loose connective tissue on surface of muscles under skin

Question 45

supinate

Answer 45

turn the palm upward

Question 46

tendon

Answer 46

dense collagenous connective tissue attaches muscle to bone

Question 47

tensor

Answer 47

muscle that stretches apart

Question 48

teres

Answer 48

long and round

Question 49

triceps

Answer 49

having three heads

Question 50

vastus

Answer 50

large expansive