6B Flashcards
Rule 1 of 5 golden rules
All skeletal cross at least
one joint (few exceptions)
Rule 2 Bulk of skeletal muscle lies
proximal to joint crossed
Rule 3 All skeletal muscles have at least 2 attachments
: origin and insertion
Rule 4 Skeletal muscles can only
pull; they never push
Rule 5 During contraction, skeletal muscle insertion moves towards
towards origin
Origin
Attachment to less movable bone
Insertion
Attachment to movable bone
When muscle contracts insertion moves towards
Origin
Body movement occurs when
Muscles contract across joints
Flexion
Decreases angle
Bending hinge joints (knee elbow)
Ball and socket (hip)
Extension
Opposite of flexion
Increases angle between two bones
Straightening
Hyperextension
More than 180
Rotation
Movement around longitudinal axis
Common in ball and socket joints
Example of rotation
Moving atlas around dens of axis
Shaking head no
Cicumduction
Combines, flexion, abduction and adduction extension
Common in ball and socket joints
Proximal end is stationary, distal end moves in a circle
Inversion
Turning foot medially
Eversion
Turning sole of foot laterally
Supination
Forearm laterally, radius and ulna are parallel
Pronation
Forearm rotates medially. Palm faces back .
Radius and ulna cross like X
Opposition
Thumb touched tips of other fingers on the same hand
Groups of muscles that produce opposite actions lie on
Opposite sides of a joint
Prime mover
Muscle w/ major responsibility for a certain movement
Antagonist
Muscle that reverses or opposes a prime mover
Synergist
Muscle that aids prime mover in movement
Or
Reduces undesirable movements
Fixator
Specialized synergists that hold bone still or stabilize origin of a prime mover
Except for knee and ankle: Muscle that crosses anterior side produces
Flexion
In knee and ankle muscle that crosses anterior side produces
Extension
Except for knee and ankle: Muscle that crosses posterior side of joint produces
Extension
Muscle that crosses on lateral side produces
Abduction
Muscle on medial side produces
Adduction
Characteristics used to name muscle
Direction, size, location, # of origins,
Location of origins and insertion,
Shape of muscle,
Action of muscle
Rectus
Straight
Maximus
Largest
Temporalis
Temporal bone
Three heads
Triceps
Sterno
On sternum
Deltoid
Triangular
Flexor and extensor
Flexes or extends a bone
Origin of frontalis
Cranial aponeurosis
Insertion of frontalis
Skin of eyebrows
Primary action of frontalis
Raises eyebrows
Orbicularis Oculi origin
Frontal bone and maxilla
Orbicularis Oculi insertion
Tissue around eyes
Orbicularis Oculi primary action
Blinks and closes eyes
Orbicularis oris origin
Mandible and maxilla
Orbicularis oris insertion
Skin and muscle around mouth
Orbicularis oris primary action
Closes and protrudes lips
Temporalis origin
Temporal bone
Temporalis insertion
Mandible
Temporalis primary action
Closes jaw
Zygomaticus origin
Zygomatic bone
Zygomaticus insertion
Skin and muscle at corner of lips
Zygomaticus primary action
Raises corner of mouth
Masseter origin
Temporal bone
Masseter insertion
Mandible
Masseter primary action
Close jaw
Buccinator origin
Maxilla and mandible near molars
Buccinator insertion
Orbicularis oris
Buccinator primary action
Compresses cheeks (sucking)
Holds food between teeth during chewing
Sternocleidomastoid origin
Sternum and clavicle
Sternocleidomastoid insertion
Temporal bone (mastoid process)
Sternocleidomastoid primary action
Flexes neck; laterally rotates head
Platysma origin
Connective tissue covering superior chest muscles
Platysma insertion
Tissue around mouth
Platysma primary action
Tenses skin of neck (think shaving)
Pectoralis major origin
Sternum, clavicle, ribs 1-6
Pectoralis major insertion
Proximal humerus
Pectoralis major primary action
Adducts and flexes humerus
Rectus abdominis origin
Pubis
Rectus abdominis insertion
Sternum & 5-7 ribs
Rectus abdominis primary action
Flexes vertebral column
External oblique origin
Lower 8 ribs
External oblique insertion
Iliac crest
External oblique primary action
Flexes and rotates vertebral column
Biceps brachii origin
Scapula of shoulder girdle
Biceps brachii insertion
Proximal radius/radial tuberosity
Biceps brachii primary action
Flex elbow, supinate forearm