Muscles Flashcards
Elevates the ribs for inspiration
External intercoastals
Three muscles of the hamstrings
Biceps femorus
Semi-membranosus
Semi-tendinosis
Two muscles making up the rotator cuff
Infraspinatus and supraspinatus
Causes pronation of the forearm and is sometimes called the bracelet muscle
Pronator quadratus
Shapes the lips
Orbicularis oris
Allows you to sit cross legged and is commonly called the tailors muscle
Sartorius
Allow you to shrug your shoulders
Rhomboids
A long flat sheet that adducts the arm
Latissimus dorsi
Closes the eye
Orbicularis oculi
Antagonist of the pectoralis major
Latissimus dorsi
Antagonists of the splenius
Sternocleidomastoid
Antagonist of the back extenders
Rectus abdominis
Convulsion
Involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles
Muscular dystrophy
Muscles progressively weaken
Cerebral palsy
Brain injury that causes contraction but not relaxation
Myasthenia gravis
Lack of ACH
Paralysis
Nerve damage
Shin splints
Muscle tear
Charlie horse
Muscle injury/tear
Rotation
Moving apart around an axis such as twisting the head
Circumduction
Moving apart so that its end follows a circular path
Eversion
Turning the foot so that the sole faces laterally
Inversion
Turning the sole so that the foot faces medially
Opposition
The movement of the thumb towards the palm or fingertips and it enables you to grab objects
