Chapter 15 Vocab- Muscles

Question 1

abduction

Answer 1

movement away from the midline of the body

Question 2

adduction

Answer 2

movement toward the midline of the body

Question 3

dorsiflexion

Answer 3

upward movement of the foot; achieved through ankle motion

Question 4

extension

Answer 4

straightening of a flexed limb; increasing the angle between the bones of a joint

Question 5

fascia

Answer 5

fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles

Question 6

flexion

Answer 6

bending of a limb; decreasing the angle between bones

Question 7

insertion of a muscle

Answer 7

connection of the muscle to a bone that moves; usually distal on the skeleton

Question 8

origin of a muscle

Answer 8

connection of the muscle to a stationary bone; usually proximal on the skeleton

Question 9

plantar flexion

Answer 9

downward movement of the foot; achieved through ankle motion

Question 10

pronation

Answer 10

turning the palm downward

Question 11

rotation

Answer 11

circular movement around a central point

Question 12

striated muscle

Answer 12

muscle connection to bones; voluntary or skeletal muscle

Question 13

supination

Answer 13

turning the palm upward

Question 14

visceral muscle

Answer 14

muscle connected to internal organs; involuntary or smooth muscle