Muscle Loctaion, Direction, Size, and Shapes CH 3

Question 1

Pectoral Muscles

Answer 1

Located on the chest

Question 2

Nexis Pector

Answer 2

Chest

Question 3

Epaxial Muscles

Answer 3

located above the pelvic axis

Question 4

Axis

Answer 4

Line around where rotation occurs

Question 5

intercostal muscles

Answer 5

Located between ribs

Question 6

Infraspinatus muscles

Answer 6

located beneath the spine of the scapula

Question 7

Supraspinatus muscles

Answer 7

located above the spine of the scapula

Question 8

Inferior (When referring to muscles)

Answer 8

below or deep

Question 9

Medius (When referring to muscles)

Answer 9

Middle

Question 10

Superior (when referring to muscles)

Answer 10

Above

Question 11

Externus (depth of muscles)

Answer 11

Outer

Question 12

Internus (depth of muscles)

Answer 12

Inner

Question 13

Orbicularis

Answer 13

muscles surrounding another structure

Question 14

Rectus

Answer 14

Straight. Rectus muscles align with the vertical axis of the body

Question 15

Oblique

Answer 15

Slanted. Oblique muscles slant outward away from the midline

Question 16

Transverse

Answer 16

Crosswise. Transverse muscles form crosswise to the midline.

Question 17

Sphincter

Answer 17

Tight band. Sphincter muscles are ringlike and constrict the opening of the passageway

Question 18

Biceps

Answer 18

Generally have two divisions (heads)

Question 19

Triceps

Answer 19

Generally have three divisions (heads)

Question 20

Quadriceps

Answer 20

Generally have four divisions (head)

Question 21

Azygous

Answer 21

not paired

Question 22

Zygot/o

Answer 22

Joined

Question 23

Minimus (muscle)

Answer 23

Small

Question 24

Maximus or Vastus (muscle)

Answer 24

Large

Question 25

Latissinus (muscle)

Answer 25

Broad

Question 26

longissinus or gracilis

Answer 26

narrow

Question 27

major and minor (when referring to muscles)

Answer 27

used to describe larger and smaller parts

Question 28

Deltoid

Answer 28

muscles that look like the greek letter delta Δ

Question 29

quadratus

Answer 29

muscles are square or four sided

Question 30

Rhomboideus

Answer 30

muscles are diamond shaped (rhomboid is a four sided figure that may have unequal adjoining sides but equal opposite sides)

Question 31

Scalenus

Answer 31

muscles are unequally three sided ( Skalenos is greek for uneven)

Question 32

Serratus

Answer 32

muscles are saw toothed (Serratus is latin for notched)

Question 33

Teres

Answer 33

muscles are cylindrical (teres is latin for smooth and round or cylindrical)

Question 34

Sartorius (Sahr-tor-e-uhs) Muscle

Answer 34

(One muscle of the thigh area) named because this muscle flexes and adducts the leg of a human to that position assumed by a tailor sitting cross legged at work (sartorius means tailor)

Question 35

Gemellus

Answer 35

Named because it is a twined muscle (Gemellus means twin)

Question 36

Gastrocnemius (Gahs-trohck-ne-me-uhs) Muscle

Answer 36

the leg muscle that resembles the shape of the stomach.

Question 37

kneme

Answer 37

leg