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Muscles Flashcards

1
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Frontal Belly of the Epicranius

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Forehead Muscle

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2
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Orbicularis oculi

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Eye muscle

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3
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Zygomaticus

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From Zygomatic bone to mouth muscle.

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4
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Buccinators

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Muscle between Orbicularis oris and Massctor

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5
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Orbicularis oris

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Mouth muscle

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Masseter

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Back cheek muscle

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Temporalis

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Temples/Temporal bone

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8
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Sternocleidomastoid

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Neck muscle from skull to sternum

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9
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Risorius

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A layer of muscle in the Buccinator (kind of in the midde)

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10
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Deltoid (front)

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Shoulder

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Pectoralis Major

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Chest

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12
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Biceps Brachii

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Upper Arm

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13
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Brachioradialis

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Forearm, most lateral muscle

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14
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Rectus Abdominis

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Abs,

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15
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External oblique

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Side muscle, most outer muscle

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16
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Internal oblique

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2nd layer aide muscle

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17
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Intercostals

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Muscle in-between the ribs

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18
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Flexor carpi radialis

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Forearm, middle muscle more medial but next to the Brachioradialis.

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19
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Deltoid (back)

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Shoulder

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20
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Trapezius

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Back neck muscle

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21
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Triceps Brachii

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Back of the upper arm

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22
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Latissimus dorsi

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Back muscle, toward both sides

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23
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Adductor longus

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Small muscle toward the top of the thigh toward the middle.

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24
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Sartorius

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Front of Thigh, Goes across the thigh goes from Lateral to medial.

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25
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gracilis

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Thin muscle along the inside of the leg, to the right of the adductor

26
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rectus femoris

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2 branches in the middle of the thigh right under the Sattarius muscle to the knee.

27
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Vastus lateralis

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To the left of the rectus femoris of outside of the thigh,

28
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Vastus medialis

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Toward the middle of the body or right of the rectus femoris muscle

29
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Fibularis longus

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Calf Outside of the calf, running from the outside of the knee to the foot.

30
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Tibialis anterior

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Middle of the calf, to the outside of the Tibia

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Extensor digitorum longus

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Tiny muscle toward the bottom of the calf, between the Tibia and the Tibialis anterior.

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Tensor Facia lata

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On the hip beginning with the sattarius and moves to the outside of the leg.

33
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Gluteus medius

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Butt above/behind the Gluteus maximus, higher towards the back.

34
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Gluteus maximus

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Huge muscle on the butt

35
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Adductor magnus

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Inside muscle of the back thigh short, attached to the gluteus maximus

36
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Biceps femoris

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Muscle in the middle of the thigh coming from the middle of the thigh connecting to the gluteus maximus to the outside of the knee.

37
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Semitendinosus

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Muscle next to the biceps femoris on back of thigh, funs from gluteus maximus to the inside part of the knee.

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Semimembraneosus

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Small muscle on back of thigh, between Gracilis muscle and the Semitendinosus. Toward the outside

39
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Gastrocnemius

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Huge muscle on the back of the calf, top muscle.

40
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Soleus

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Muscles on the side of the Gastrocnemius muscle on the back of the calf.

41
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Calcaneal Tendon

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The heel where the back of your shoes rubs against on your ankle.

42
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Flexor digitorum longus

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The 2nd layer on the back of the calf that has 2 branches.

43
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Sarcomere

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Contractile unit of muscle

44
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Actin

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Thin Myofilament

45
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Myosin

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Thick Myofilament

46
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Endomysium

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Fine sheath of connective tissue composed of reticular fiber surrounding each muscle fiber.

47
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Perimysium

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Fibrous connective tissue that surrounds groups of muscle fibers. (fascicles)

48
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Epimysium

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Overcoat of regular connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle.

49
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Sarclemma

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A plasma membrane for a muscle cell

50
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Fascicles

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made up of muscles fibers

51
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Myofibril

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Has banded appearance. (made up of myofilaments)

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Myofilaments

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Actin, Myosin (thick and thin filaments)

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Tendon

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Connects Muscle to bone. Made up of the (Endomysium, perimysium, epimysium)

54
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Tendon

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Connects Muscle to bone. Made up of the (Endomysium, perimysium, epimysium)

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Sarcoplasm

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In myofibril, like cytoplasm.

56
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A bands

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Dark band, full length of myosin (thick)
it has a little actin

57
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M line

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Protein to which myosin (thick) attaches.

58
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H zone

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Just myosin (thick no actin (thin)

59
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I bands`

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Light band, from z disks to ends of myosin (thick filament)

60
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Z disc

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Network of proteins. Serves as attachment for actin myofilament.

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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR)

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum,
Runs longidinally and surrounds myofibril
Stores Ca++ - when muscle is contracting.

Human Anatomy (14 decks)

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