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Muscle Loctaion, Direction, Size, and Shapes CH 3 Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Pectoral Muscles

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Located on the chest

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Nexis Pector

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Chest

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Epaxial Muscles

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located above the pelvic axis

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Axis

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Line around where rotation occurs

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intercostal muscles

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Located between ribs

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Infraspinatus muscles

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located beneath the spine of the scapula

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Supraspinatus muscles

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located above the spine of the scapula

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Inferior (When referring to muscles)

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below or deep

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Medius (When referring to muscles)

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Middle

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Superior (when referring to muscles)

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Above

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Externus (depth of muscles)

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Outer

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Internus (depth of muscles)

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Inner

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Orbicularis

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muscles surrounding another structure

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Rectus

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

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Oblique

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Slanted. Oblique muscles slant outward away from the midline

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Transverse

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Crosswise. Transverse muscles form crosswise to the midline.

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Sphincter

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

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Biceps

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Generally have two divisions (heads)

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Triceps

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Generally have three divisions (heads)

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Quadriceps

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Generally have four divisions (head)

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Azygous

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not paired

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Zygot/o

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Joined

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Minimus (muscle)

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Small

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Maximus or Vastus (muscle)

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Large

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Latissinus (muscle)

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Broad

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longissinus or gracilis

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narrow

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major and minor (when referring to muscles)

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used to describe larger and smaller parts

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Deltoid

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muscles that look like the greek letter delta Δ

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quadratus

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muscles are square or four sided

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Rhomboideus

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

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Scalenus

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

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Serratus

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muscles are saw toothed (Serratus is latin for notched)

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Teres

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

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Sartorius (Sahr-tor-e-uhs) Muscle

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(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)

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Gemellus

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

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

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the leg muscle that resembles the shape of the stomach.

37
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kneme

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leg

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