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1
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the place where the fixed end attaches to a bone, cartilage, or connective tissue (typically stationary, where the muscle begins)

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Origins

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2
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the site where the moveable end attaches to another structure (typically moveable, where the muscle ends)

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Insertion

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3
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Skeletal muscles are named by

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Muscle Location
Muscle Shape
Muscle Size

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4
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Muscle Location

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bone or body region

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5
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Muscle Shape

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deltoid = triangle

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6
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Muscle Size

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maximus = largest
brevis = short

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7
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the direction in which muscle fibers run in reference to an imaginary line, usually the midline of the body or the longitudinal axis of limbs

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Direction of Fibers

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8
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Number of Origins: example,

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biceps brachii has two origins

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9
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when named by attachment sites e.g., points of origins and insertions, origins are always written first; example: sternocleidomastoid

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Location of the Attachments

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10
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named for the movement they produce; example: adductor, flexor, extensor

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Muscle Action

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11
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Muscles of Facial Expression

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Buccinator
Orbicularis oris
Risorius

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12
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Eye muscle

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Orbicularis oculi

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13
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Muscles of Mastication

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Masseter
Temporalis
Pterygoids

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14
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Neck muscle

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Platysma

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15
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Anterior Muscles of the Neck *

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Digastric
Mylohyoid
Sternohyoid
Omohyoid

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16
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Anterior Muscles of the Neck

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Sternothyroid
Stylohyoid
Thyrohyoid
Sternocleidomastoid

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17
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Compress underlying structures or rotate the vertebral column

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Oblique Group

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Cervical Region

19
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Thoracic Region

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External intercostals
Internal intercostals

20
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Abdominal Region

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External Oblique
Internal Oblique
Transversus Abdominis

21
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flexors of the vertebral column, acting in opposition to the erector spinae

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Rectus Group

22
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Muscles that position the Pectoral Girdle*

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Levator scapulae
Pectoralis minor
Rhomboid major

23
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Muscles that position the Pectoral Girdle

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Rhomboid minor
Serratus anterior
Trapezius

24
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Muscles that move the Arm

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Deltoid
Supraspinatus
Subscapularis

25
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Coracobrachialis
Pectoralis major
Latissimus dorsi

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Muscles that move the Arm

26
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Muscles that move the Arm

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Teres major
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Triceps brachii

27
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Which muscles make up the Rotator Cuff?

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Gastrocnemius medial and lateral head

28
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Muscles that move the Forearm and Hand: Action at the elbow: flexors

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Biceps brachii
Brachialis
Brachioradialis

29
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Muscles that move the Forearm and Hand: Action at the elbow: extensors

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Triceps brachii (lateral, long, medial heads)

30
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Muscles that move the Forearm and Hand: Pronators and Supinators

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Pronator teres
Supinator tere

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Muscles that move the Forearm and Hand: Action at the hand: Flexors

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Flexor carpi radialis
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Palmaris longus

32
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Muscles that move the Forearm and Hand: Action at the hand: extensor

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Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Extensor carpi ulnaris

33
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Muscles that move the thigh:

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Gluteal Group
Lateral Rotator Group
Adductor Group

34
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Gluteal Group

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Gluteus maximus
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Tensor faciae latae

35
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Lateral Rotator Group

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Obturators
Piriformis
Gemelli
Quadratus femoris

36
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Adductor Group

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Adductor brevis
Adductor longus
Adductor magnus
Pectineus Gracilis

37
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Muscles that move the Leg

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Flexors of the Knee
Extensors of the Knee

38
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Flexors of the Knee

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Biceps femoris
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus
Sartorius
Popliteus

39
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Extensors of the Knee

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Rectus femoris
Vastus intermedius
Vastus lateralis
Vastus medialis

40
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Extrinsic muscles that move the Foot and Toes: Flexor

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Tibialis anterior

41
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Extrinsic muscles that move the Foot and Toes: extensor

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Gastrocnemius
Fibularis longus
Soleus

42
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Extrinsic muscles that move the Foot and Toes: Action at the Toes

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Extensor digitorum longus

43
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Rectus Group of the thoracic region

44
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Rectus group of the abdominal region

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Rectus abdominis

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