Chapter 4 part 3 Flashcards
pronation
act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned downward or backward
dorsiflexion
movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle
plantar flexion
movement that bends the foot downward at the ankle
plantar
pertaining to the sole of the foot
origin
where the muscle begins and is located nearest the midline of the body or on a less movable part of the skeleton
insertion
where the muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon
sternocleidomastoid muscle
helps bend the neck and rotate the head
mastoid
muscle inserts at one point of insertion into the mastoid process
flexor carpi muscles and extensor carpi muscles
are the pair of muscles that makes flexion (bending) and extension (straightening) of the wrist possible
carpi
wrist or bones
pectoralis major
a thick, fan-shaped muscle situated on the anterior chest wall
lateralis
towards the side
medialis
toward the midline
vastus medialis
muscle toward the midline of the leg
oblique
slanted at an angle
external oblique and internal oblique
muscles have a slanted alignment
rectus
straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body
sphincter
is a ring-like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway
anal sphincter
closes the anus
transverse
in a crosswise direction
biceps brachii
is formed from two divisions
ceps
head
triceps brachii aka triceps
formed from three divisions
gluteus maximus
largest muscle of the buttock
maximus
great or large
deltoid muscle
located on the shoulder in the shape of an inverted triangle which is the Greek letter delta
hamstring group
located at the back of the upper leg consists of three separate muscles: biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus
frontalis or occipitofrontalis
muscles in the forehead
temporalis
muscle moves the lower jaw up and back to close the mouth
masseter
muscle which is one of the strongest in the body, moves the lower jaw up to close the mouth when chewing
pectoralis major
makes up the bulk of the chest muscles