A&P 1.10 Flashcards
Muscle Terminology
Define muscle belly
fleshy portion of muscle that’s responsible for muscle contraction
Muscle Terminology
Define muscle tendon
dense collagen fibers which attach muscle to bone
Muscle Terminology
Define aponeurosis
broad, dense sheet of CT that connects - ms-ms
- ms-bone
- ms-skin
Muscle Terminology
Define origin
- proximal or superior attachment
- attaches on a less movable bone
Muscle Terminology
Define insertion
- distal or inferior attachment
- attaches on a more movable bone
Muscle Fasciculi
List the 4 ways fasciculi are arranged
- Parallel
- Pennate
- Convergent
- Circular
Muscle Fasciculi
Describe parallel arrangement
Fascicles lay parallel to one another (same fiber direction)
Muscle Fasciculi
Describe pennate arrangement
- feathering arragenemtn of fascicles
- can be either uni (half feather) or bipennate (full feather)
Muscle Fasciculi
Describe convergent fascicle arrangement
fibers have multiple origins that converge at one insertion point
Ex: glutes, deltoids
Muscle Fasciculi
Describe circular fascicle arrangement
circle shaped fibers
Ex: orbit, mouth, sphincters
Naming Skeletal Muscles
List the different methods of naming muscles
- Relative size
- Location
- Shape
- Muscle fiber direction
- Number of origins
- Location of ms attachment points
- Action
Naming Skeletal Muscles
Examples of naming by relative size
Gluteus
- Maximus
- Medius
- Minimus
Naming Skeletal Muscles
Examples naming skeletal muscles by location
Tibialis anterior vs posterior
Naming Skeletal Muscles
Examples of skeletal muscles named based on shape
- deltoid
- rhomboids
Naming Skeletal Muscles
Examples of muscles named by fiber direction
Rectus femoris
Naming Skeletal Muscles
Examples of muscles named by number of origins
- Triceps
- Biceps