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2/5- Muscular System Flashcards

1
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What is skeletal muscle?

A

Muscle tissue connected to skeleton

Conscious movement

Muscle contracts passing over a joint

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2
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What is it called when a Muscle operates on a point that doesn’t move when muscle works?

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Origin

Proximal

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What is it called when a Muscle operates on a point that does move when muscle works?

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Insertion

Distal

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What is it called when 2 or more muscles work together to produce a movement?

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Synergist

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5
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What is it called when muscles are working opposite of one another?

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Antagonist

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6
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What is flexion?

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Reducing angle between 2 bones

Move body part towards front (anteriorly)

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What is extension?

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Increasing angle between 2 bones

Moving body part backwards (posteriorly)

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What is abduction?

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Pulls body part away from midline

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What is adduction?

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Pulls body part towards midline

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10
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What is plantar flexion?

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Pointing your toes

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What is dorsiflexion?

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Pull toes up towards you

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12
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What is the muscle that attaches from your mastoid process (back of head) to your clavicle and what is the function?

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Sternocleidomastoid

rotates the head to one side

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13
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What is the muscle attached to your mandible (lower jaw) and what is the function?

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Masseter

Raises the jaw

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What is the muscle on top of your temporal bone and what is the function?

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Temporalis

Closes the jaw

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What is the muscle on top of your eyebrows on your frontal bone and what is the function?

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Frontalis

Raise eyebrows and wrinkles

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What is the muscle on the occipital bone and what is the function?

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Occipitalis

Raise eyebrows and wrinkles

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17
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What is the muscle around the lips called and function?

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Oribicularis oris

Close lips

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18
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What is the muscle around the eyes and function?

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Oribicularis oculi

Close eyelids

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19
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What is the muscle on the zygomatic bone (cheek bone) and function?

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Zygomaticus

Raises corners of mouth (smile)

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20
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What is the triceps called and function?

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Triceps brachii

Extends forearm at elbow

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21
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What is the biceps called and function?

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Biceps brachii

Flexes forearm at elbow

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22
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What is the muscle under the biceps and function?

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Brachialis

Flexes forearm at elbow

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23
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What is the muscle on your shoulder and function?

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Deltoid

Abducts arm at shoulder

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24
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What is the muscle in the back of your neck only on the left side?

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Levator scapulae

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25
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What is the muscle on the top portion of the scapula?

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Supraspinatus

26
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What is the muscle on the bottom part of the scapula?

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Infraspinatus

27
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What is the muscle on the part of the scapula that is seen anteriorly?

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Subscapularis

28
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What is the muscle under deltoid that doesn’t look connected?

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Teres major

29
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What is the muscle above the teres major?

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Teres minor

30
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What is the thick muscle underneath the trapezius by thoracic part of spine?

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Rhomboid major

31
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What is the smaller muscle on top of rhomboid major?

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Rhomboid Minor

32
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What is the finger like looking muscle on top of ribs called?

A

Serratus anterior

33
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What is the big muscle on your back that starts from your neck and criss crosses and ending at the middle of your back?

What is the function?

A

Trapezius

Rotates scapulae

34
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What is the big muscle under the trapezius and what is the function?

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Latissimus dorsi

Pulls shoulder downward and back

35
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What is the peck muscle and the function?

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Pectoralis major

Adducts arm medially

36
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What is the muscle underneath the pectoralis major and it’s function?

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Pectoralis minor

Raises ribs

37
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What is the muscle on the outer layer between your ribs and what is the function?

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External intercostals

Raise ribs and expand chest (inhalation)

38
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What is the muscle in the inner layer between your ribs called?

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Internal intercostals

39
Q

What is the outer layer muscle on the side of your abdomen called and what is the function?

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External abdominal obliques

Tenses abdominal wall

40
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What is the inner layer of muscle on the side of your abdomen and what is the function?

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Internal abdominal oblique

Tenses abdominal wall

41
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What is the muscle that is under the obliques and what is the function?

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Transverse abdominis

Tenses abdominal wall

42
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What is muscle that are your abs and function?

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Rectus abdominis

Tenses abdominal wall

43
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What is the muscle of your butt and the function?

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Gluteus Maximus

Rotates thigh laterally at hip

44
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What is the muscle underneath the gluteus Maximus and function?

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Gluteus medius

Rotates thigh medially at hip

45
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What is the muscle that is on the outside of the leg and white color?

A

Iliotibial band (IT band)

46
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What is the muscle that connects to the IT band?

A

Tensor fascia lata

47
Q

What is the muscle of the hamstring that is on the outside of the leg and the function?

A

Biceps femoris

Flexion of knee

48
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What is the inside muscle of the hamstring muscle and what is the function?

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Semitendinosus

Flexion of knee

49
Q

What is the muscle underneath the semitendinosus muscle and function?

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Semimembranosus

Flexion of knee

50
Q

What is the muscle called that starts at the hip and curves in leg and function?

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Sartorius

Flexes thigh

51
Q

What is the inner aspect of leg (inner thigh) and function?

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Gracilis

Adducts thigh

52
Q

What is the middle muscle of the quad and function?

A

Rectus femoris

Extends leg at knee

53
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What is the muscle that is on the outside of the quad called and function?

A

Vastus lateralis

Extends leg at knee

54
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What is the muscle on the inside part of the quad called and function?

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Vastus medialis

Extends leg at knee

55
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What is the muscle underneath the rectus femoris and function?

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Vastus intermedius

Extends leg at knee

56
Q

What is the big muscle behind the gracilis muscle and function?

A

Adductor magnus

Adducts thigh laterally

57
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What is the muscle above the gracilis and function?

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Adductor longus

Adducts thigh laterally

58
Q

What is the muscle above the adductor longus and function?

A

Pectineus

flexes thigh

59
Q

What is the muscle of the calf muscle and function?

A

Gastrocnemius

Plantar flexion of the foot

60
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What is the muscle under the calf and function?

A

Soleus

Plantar flexion of the foot

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