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Muscles and naming them

What characteristics influences the naming of muscles?

A

Firection of fibres

Location (to a body part)

Number of origins

Size (compared to other muscles in the same group)

Shape

Action/function

Attachment

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Muscles and naming them

What does the cep prefix in muscle naming mean?

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Head

Referring to number of origins

Bicep - 2 heads

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Muscles and naming them

What is a triangular muscle named?

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A deltoid muscle

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What is a slender muscle named?

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A gracilis muscle

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Muscles and naming them

Large muscle

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Maximus

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Muscles and naming them

Intermediately sized muscle

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Medius

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Small sized muscle

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Minimus

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Muscles and naming them

Short muscles name

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Brevis

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Long muscle name

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Longus

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The Skeletomuscular system

Sternocluidomastoideus

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Contraction of both sternocluidomastoideus muscles will flex the head

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The Skeletomuscular system

Masseter

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One of the major chewing muscles

Contraction of the masseter elevates the jaw

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Muscles and naming them

Origins and insertions of the masseter

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Origin of the masseter if the zygomatic arch

Insertion is on the mandible

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Origins and insertions of sternocleidomastoideus

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Two origins

  • Sternum manubrium
  • Clavical

Insertion is on the mastoid process of the skull

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Temporalis

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Another chewing muscle

Attaches to side of skull

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Muscles and naming them

Trapezius

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Large muscle in the upper back

Causes the head to extend and move the scapula when it contracts

The way the scapula moves depends on which part contracts

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Where does the trapezius attach?

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Skull

Shoulder

Vertebrae

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Muscles and naming them

What causes the humerous to move?

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When the latissimus dorsi contracts

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Muscles and naming them

Origins and insertions of the latissimus dorsi

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Origins

  • Vertebrae
  • Ribs
  • Scapula

Instertion

  • Humerous
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Muscles and naming them

Deltoid

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Covers the shoulder

Shaped like a delta

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Muscles and naming them

What happens when the deltoid contracts?

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Adducts the arm

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Muscles and naming them

Origins and insertions of the deltoid

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Origins

  • Scapula
  • Clavical

Instertion

  • Deltoid tuberosity of the humerous
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Muscles and naming them

What happens if only the anterior fibres of the deltoid contract?

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The arm is flexed

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What happens when the posterior fibres of the deltoid are contracted?

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The arm will extend?

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What can happen when the pectoralis major contracts?

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Arm flexes

Adducts arm

Rotate arm medially

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Muscles and naming them

Where is the biceps brachii located?

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Anterior side of the upper arm

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Muscles and naming them

Origins and insertions of the pectorali major

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Origins

  • Clavicle
  • Sternum

Instertion

  • The greater tubercle of the humerous
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Muscles and naming them

Origins and insertions of the biceps brachii

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Origins

  • Coracoid process
  • Glenoid cavity

Instertion

  • Radial tuberosity
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Muscles and naming them

What happens when the rectus abdominus contracts?

A

Flexes the abdomen

30
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Muscles and naming them

Origins and insertions of the triceps brachii

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Origins

  • Two on the back of the humerous
  • One on the scapula

Instertion

  • Olecranon
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Muscles and naming them

Origins and insertions of the rectus abdominus

A

Origins

  • Pubis

Instertion

  • Xiphoid process of the sternum
  • Cartilage of the ribs
32
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Muscles and naming them

External oblique

  • What it does
  • Position
A

Compresses abdomen

It’s muscle fibres run oblique across the abdomen

33
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Muscles and naming them

Roles of the intercostal ribs in breathing

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Muscles and naming them

Muscles in the forearm

A

Flexor carpi

Extensor carpi

Flexor digitorum

Extensor digitorum

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Muscles and naming them

What muscle in the forearm flexes the wrist?

A

Flexor carpi

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Muscles and naming them

Which muscle in the forearm extends the wrist?

A

Extensor carpi

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Muscles and naming them

Which muscle in the forearm flexes the fingers?

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Flexor digitorum

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Muscles and naming them

Which muscle in the forearm extends the fingers?

A

Extensor digitorum

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Muscles and naming them

Which muscle causes the arm to be in a pronate position?

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Muscles and naming them

Which muscle causes the arm to be in a supinate position?

41
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Muscles and naming them

What muscle groups provide the bulk of your hand?

A

Thenar muscles

Hypothenar muscles

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Muscles and naming them

What does the gluteus maximus do?

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Extends and rotates thigh laterally

43
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Muscles and naming them

What are the quadriceps muscles?

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Muscles and naming them

Origins and insertions of the gluteus maximus

A

Origins

  • Ilium
  • Sacrum
  • Coccyx

Instertion

  • Gluteal tuberosity of the femur
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Muscles and naming them

What does the quadriceps do?

A

Acts as extensors of the knee joint

46
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Muscles and naming them

Gracilis (everything)

A

Adducts and flexes thigh

On the medial side of the thigh

47
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Muscles and naming them

What does the satorius do?

A

Flexes thigh

Rotates thigh laterally

48
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Muscles and naming them

Biceps femoris (everything)

A

A hamstring muscle

Originates:

  • Ischial tuberosity

Inserts:

  • Tibia
  • Fibula
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Muscles and naming them

Origins and insertions of the sartorius

A

Origins

  • Anteroior superior iliac spine of the ilium

Instertion

  • Medial side of tibia
50
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Muscles and naming them

What muscles make up the calf muscle?

A

Gastrocnemius

Soleus

51
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Muscles and naming them

Where does the Achilles tendon insert?

A

Into the heel bone (calcaneus)

52
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Muscles and naming them

Where does the calf muscle end?

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It merges with the Achilles tendon

53
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Muscles and naming them

What muscle dorsiflexes and inverts the foot?

A

Tibialis anterior

54
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Muscles and naming them

When do you have ultrasound scans during pregnancy?

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8-12 weeks

18-22 weeks

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Muscles and naming them

What is the scan at 8-12 weeks for?

A

Dating the child

56
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Muscles and naming them

What is the scan at 18-22 weeks for?

A

Checking for any abnormalities

57
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Muscles and naming them

Ultrasound

A

Uses reflected sound

Small and cheap

Gives real time moving image

Cannot view through bone or air

58
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Muscles and naming them

Magnetic resonance image (MRI)

A

Uses magnetic fields to look inside the body

Huge and expensive

Get a static picture

Can see through bone and air

59
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Muscles and naming them

fMRI

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Measures brain activity by detecting associated changes in blood flow

Uses Blood-oxygen-level dependant (BOLD) contrast

Presents results graphically by colour coding regions according to their activity

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Muscles and naming them

How does blood oxygenation vary in the brain?

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Levels of blood oxygenation linked to levels of neural activity

61
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Muscles and naming them

Muscle cramps

A

Hyperexcitability of the somatic motor neurone controlling a muscle

Stretching relieves cramp by sending sensory information to CNS to inhibit the motor neurones

62
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Muscles and naming them

Muscle overuse

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Results in muscle fatigue

Trauma may also cause tearing of the tissue

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Muscles and naming them

Muscle disuse

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Results in muscle atrophy

Blood supply to muscle dimishes

Muscle fibre gets smaller

Atropy longer than a year is permanent

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