Muscles

Question 1

Attatchment point (usually a bone) which DOES NOT change position when the muscle contracts.

Answer 1

Origin

Question 2

Attatchment point (Usually a bone) whiche DOES change potion when the muscle contracts.

Answer 2

Insertion

Question 3

Movement of a body part produced by the contraction of a muscle.

Answer 3

Action

Question 4

Movement that reduces the angle between tow articulated bones.

Answer 4

Felxion

Question 5

Movement that increases of the angle between two articulated bones.

Answer 5

Extension

Question 6

Entension past anatomical position.

Answer 6

Hyperextension

Question 7

Movement toward the midline of the body.

Answer 7

Adduction

Question 8

Movement away from the midline of the body.

Answer 8

Abduction

Question 9

Movement in an aterior direction within the horixontal plane

Answer 9

Protraction

Question 10

Movement in a posterior direction within the horizontal plane.

Answer 10

Retraction

Question 11

Movement in a superior or upward direction

Answer 11

Elevation

Question 12

Movement in an inferior or downward direction

Answer 12

Depression

Question 13

Motion of the distal end of a bone that describes a circle but the shaft of the bone does not rotate.

Answer 13

Circumduction

Question 14

Pivoting on an axis

Answer 14

Rotation

Question 15

Rotation of the forearm that turns the palm down or posteriorly

Answer 15

Pronation

Question 16

Rotation of the forearm that turns the palm up or anteriorly

Answer 16

Supination

Question 17

Movement that turns the foot inward

Answer 17

Inversion

Question 18

Movement that turns the food outward

Answer 18

Eversion

Question 19

Movement that bends the vertebral column toward the side

Answer 19

Lateral flexion

Question 20

Movement of the foot so that the toes are depressed with respect to the ankle

Answer 20

Plantar flexion

Question 21

Movement of the foot so that the toes are elevated with respect to the ankle

Answer 21

Dorsiflexion

Question 22

A muscle chiefly responsible for producing a particular movement

Answer 22

Agonist

Question 23

A muscle that opposes the movement of agonist.

Answer 23

Antagonist

Question 24

A muscle that assists an agonist in performing a primary action.

Answer 24

Synergist