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BIOL 104.003 - Muscle Naming Flashcards

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Maximus

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Largest

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Minimus

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Smallest

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Medius

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Intermediate in Size

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Major

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Larger

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Minor

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Smaller

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Brevis

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Shortest

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Longus

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Longest

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Vastus

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Great or Huge

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Deltoid

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Triangular

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Rhomboid

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Diamond Shaped

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Quadratus

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Square or Four-Sided

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Trapezius

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Trapazoidal Shaped

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Serratus

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Serrated or Saw-Toothed

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Teres

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Round or Cylindrical Shaped

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Platysma

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Flat

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Pectoral

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Chest

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Brachii

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Arm

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Carpus

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Wrist

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Palmaris

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Palm of the hand

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Digiti

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Finger or toe, singular

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Digitorum

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Finger or toes, plural

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Indicis

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Index finger

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Hallucis

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Great or big toe

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Femoris

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Thigh

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Gluteus

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Gluteal or buttock region

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Tibialis

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Lower leg or shin bone (tibia)

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Peroneus

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Fibula

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Fibularis

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Fibula

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Spina

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Spine

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Spinalis

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Spine

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Spinatus

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Spine of the scapula

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Pollicis

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Thumb

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Oculi

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Eye

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Oris

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Mouth

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Labi

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Lips

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Capitis

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Head

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Cervicis

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Neck

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Toracis

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Thorax

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Abdominis

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Abdomen

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Luborum

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Lower back or lumbar

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Scapularis

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Scapula or shoulder blade

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Costals

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Ribs

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Lateralis

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Located to the side or laterally

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Medialis

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Located toward the middle or midline

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Anterior

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Toward the front or anterior surface

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Posterior

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Toward the rear or posterior surface

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Superior

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Superficial or toward then surface

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Superficialis

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Superficial or toward the surface

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Inferior

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Underneath or away from the surface

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Profundus

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Located deep

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Supra

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Above or over

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Infra

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Below or beneath

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Sub

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Below or under

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Internal

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Inner

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Inter

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Between

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Dorsi

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of the back

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Rectus

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Straight, or “erect,” specifically meaning parallel to the midline (rectus femurs meaning “straight muscle of the thigh”)

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Transversus

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Transverse or perpendicular to the midline (transverses abdomens or transverse abdomens)

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Oblique

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Slanted or diagonal to the midline (external oblique)

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Orbicularis

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A name given to ringlike muscles that encircle and orifice and esophageal spinster and orbicularis oris and anal sphincter

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Sphincter

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A name given to ringlike muscles that encircle and orifice and esophageal spinster and orbicularis oris and anal sphincter

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Biceps

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Two heads

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Triceps

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Three heads

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Quadriceps

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Four heads - Technically the “quadriceps” are different muscles, however, not one muscle with multiple origins

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Flexor

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Flexes joint, or brings two ends closer together, decreases joint angle

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Extensor

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Extends joint or bring two ends further apart, increase joint angle

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Levator

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Elevates a structure or part

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Depressor

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Depresses a structure or part

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Adductor

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Adducts or moves a part toward the midline

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Abductor

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Abducts or moves a part away from the midline

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Pronator

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Pronates or tunes the hand or forearm downward or backward

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Supinator

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Supinates or turns the hand or forearm upward or forward

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Rotator

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Rotates one structure relative to another

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Opponens

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Refers to thumb actions only and named for the action of opposition, which is when the tip of the thumb is brought into contact with other fingers

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Sartorius Muscle

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Derived from the muscles activity when crossing the legs and named after the Latin word to tailer, sartor. Tailors used to sit on the floor cross-legged to do their work, before sewing machines were invented. Other explanations are also put forth, such s the cross-legged pedaling action of old sewing machines, which enlarged the muscle in tailors, and the muscles location along the “inseam.”

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Buccinator

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Derived from this facial muscle’s action in pro ducting the facial expression associated with laughter, which is riser in Latin. The actual expression of the muscle is more appropriately described as a grimace

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Masseter

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Derived from the muscles major action in chewing, coming from the Greek master, meaning “a chewer”

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