muscle vocabulary

Question 1

abduction

Answer 1

movement away from the midline of the body

Question 2

adduction

Answer 2

movement toward the midline of the body

Question 3

dorsiflexion

Answer 3

upward movement of the foot; achieved through ankle motion

Question 4

extension

Answer 4

straightening of a flexed limb; increasing the angle between the bones of a joint

Question 5

fascia

Answer 5

fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles

Question 6

flexion

Answer 6

bending a limb; decreasing the angle between bones

Question 7

insertion of a muscle

Answer 7

connection of the muscle to a bone that moves; usually distal on the skeleton

Question 8

origin of a muscle

Answer 8

connection of the muscle to a stationary bone; usually proximal on the skeleton.

Question 9

plantar flexion

Answer 9

downward movement of the foot; achieved through ankle motion

Question 10

pronation

Answer 10

turning the palm downward

Question 11

rotation

Answer 11

circular movement around a central point. Internal rotation is toward the center of the body. External rotation is away from the center of the body.

Question 12

striated muscle

Answer 12

muscle connected to bones; voluntary or skeletal muscle

Question 13

supination

Answer 13

turning the palm upward