9Muscle terms Flashcards
1
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The muscle responsible for most of the movement in a group of muscles; called the chief muscle
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Prime Mover
2
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Muscle attachment to the moveable bone
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Insertion
3
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An increase in the size of a muscle because of overuse
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Hypertrophy
4
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Muscle attachment to the stationary bone
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Origin
5
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Helper muscle; works with other muscles to produce the same movement
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Synergist
6
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Abnormal formation of fibrous tissue in muscles, preventing normal mobility
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Contracture
7
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Muscle that opposes the action of another muscle
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Antagonist
8
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Wasting away or decrease in the size of the muscles; classified as disuse, denervation, and senile
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Atrophy
9
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Short
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Brevis
10
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Diagonal
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Oblique
11
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Triangular
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Deltoid
12
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Round
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Teres
13
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Buttock
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Gluteus
14
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Large
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Maximus
15
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Huge
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Vastus
