Muscles Flashcards

1
Q

Elevates the ribs for inspiration

A

External intercoastals

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2
Q

Three muscles of the hamstrings

A

Biceps femorus
Semi-membranosus
Semi-tendinosis

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3
Q

Two muscles making up the rotator cuff

A

Infraspinatus and supraspinatus

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4
Q

Causes pronation of the forearm and is sometimes called the bracelet muscle

A

Pronator quadratus

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5
Q

Shapes the lips

A

Orbicularis oris

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6
Q

Allows you to sit cross legged and is commonly called the tailors muscle

A

Sartorius

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7
Q

Allow you to shrug your shoulders

A

Rhomboids

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8
Q

A long flat sheet that adducts the arm

A

Latissimus dorsi

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9
Q

Closes the eye

A

Orbicularis oculi

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10
Q

Antagonist of the pectoralis major

A

Latissimus dorsi

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11
Q

Antagonists of the splenius

A

Sternocleidomastoid

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12
Q

Antagonist of the back extenders

A

Rectus abdominis

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13
Q

Convulsion

A

Involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles

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14
Q

Muscular dystrophy

A

Muscles progressively weaken

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15
Q

Cerebral palsy

A

Brain injury that causes contraction but not relaxation

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16
Q

Myasthenia gravis

A

Lack of ACH

17
Q

Paralysis

A

Nerve damage

18
Q

Shin splints

A

Muscle tear

19
Q

Charlie horse

A

Muscle injury/tear

20
Q

Rotation

A

Moving apart around an axis such as twisting the head

21
Q

Circumduction

A

Moving apart so that its end follows a circular path

22
Q

Eversion

A

Turning the foot so that the sole faces laterally

23
Q

Inversion

A

Turning the sole so that the foot faces medially

24
Q

Opposition

A

The movement of the thumb towards the palm or fingertips and it enables you to grab objects