Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
What Latin word means MUSCULUS (diminutive of mus “mouse”)?
A
Muscle
2
Q
What are muscles?
A
3
Q
What do muscle cells do and contain?
A
Muscle cells contain contractile filaments that move past each other and change the size of the cell.
4
Q
what does Ceps mean in english?
A
Heads
5
Q
What does femoris mean?
A
Femur
6
Q
what do front and back in latin?
A
Anteroir
Posterior
7
Q
what are short and long in latin?
A
Brevis
Longus
