Muscle Naming Flashcards by Aslin Choi

Q

Rectus

A

parallel to midline

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transverse

A

perpendicular to midline

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oblique

A

diagonal to midline

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Q

maximus/magnus/major

A

largest

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minimus/minor

A

smallest

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longus

A

longest

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Q

brevis

A

shortest

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latissimus

A

widest

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vastus

A

great or large muscle

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Q

deltoid

A

triangular

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trapezius

A

trapezoid

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serratus

A

saw-toothed muscle

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rhomboideus

A

diamond

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orbicularis

A

circular

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pectinate

A

comblike

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platys

A

flat

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quadratus

A

square

Q

gracilis

A

slender

Q

flexor

A

decreases angle at joint

Q

extensor

A

increases angle at joint

Q

abductor

A

moves away from midline

Q

adductor

A

moves toward midline

Q

levator

A

superior movement

Q

depressor

A

inferior movement

Q

supinator

A

turns palm anteriorly

Q

pronator

A

turns palm posteriorly

Q

sphincter

A

decreases size of opening

Q

tensor

A

makes a body part rigid

Q

rotator

A

moves bone around an axis

Q

biceps

A

muscle with two origins

Q

triceps

A

muscle with three origins

Q

quadriceps

A

muscle with four origins