Major Muscle Groups Flashcards
Define muscle origin
attachment of the muscle usually in a fixed position and close to the center of the body (proximal attachment)
Define insertion
usually attaches to the part in motion and further from the center of the body (distal attachment)
Define tentons
at ends of muscles to provide tendinous attachment to bones (tendon @ origin/proximal attachment, usually very short) (tends @ insertion/distal attachment long)
What is a flat or board tendon?
Aponeurosis
What is a raphe?
tendons of 2 muscles attached to peach other forming one midline tendon
Define Ligament
Fibrous connective tissue attaching bone to bone for structure and stability
Flex
muscle contracts
Extends
muscle relaxes
Pronate
rotate palm down
Supinate
rotate palm up
flexor surface
side of joint where flexion decreases resting angle (muscle on flexor surface=flexes that joint)
extensor surface
side of joint where extension increases resting angle
(muscle on extensor surface= extensor for that joint)
Intrinsic muscle
muscles confined to a structure
extrinsic muscle
muscles that connect structure to the body
one attachment to limb/structure, other to body
Cutaneous Muscles
just deep of the skin, move the skin over the,, little to no skeletal attachment (ex: cutaneous trunci-> twitching of muscles)