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