Week 2 Packet Flashcards
(112 cards)
Criteria 1 for naming muscles (ex: refute, oblique, orbicularis)
Direction of muscle fibers relative to longitudinal axis of muscle
Fibers oriented straight with respect to longitudinal axis
Rectus
Fibers run at an angle to the longitudinal axis
Oblique
Fibers run in a circular path
Orbicularis
Criteria 2 for naming muscles (examples major, minor, Maximus, minimus, longus, brevis)
Relative size
Big muscle
Major
Small muscle
Minor
Biggest muscle
Maximus
Middle sized muscle
Intermedius
Smallest muscle
Minimus
Longest muscle
Longus
Shortest muscle
Brevis
Criteria 3 for naming muscles (examples pectoralis major and rectus femoris)
Location
Criteria 4 for naming muscles (example brachioradialis attaches to humerus and the radius)
Location of the origin and insertion
Criteria 5 for naming muscles (example biceps and triceps)
Number of origins
Two heads
Biceps
Three heads
Triceps
Criteria 6 for naming muscles (examples deltoid and trapezius)
Shape of muscle
Triangular in shape
Deltoid
Shaped like a trapezium or kite
Trapezius
Criteria 7 for naming muscles (examples abduction and adduction)
Action
Flexes a muscle
Flexor
Extends a muscle
Extensor
Bring a muscle inwards
Adduction