muscles terminology Flashcards
1
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Origin
A
Attachment at less moveable end of muscle, usually proximal
2
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Insertion
A
Attachment at more moveable end of muscle, usually distal
3
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Attachment
A
junction of skeletal muscle to bone
4
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Tendon
A
tough cord of dense white ,fibers, tough connective tissue that unites muscle to bone
5
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Aponeurosis
A
dense fibrous connective tissue organized into thin sheets that form the terminations and attachments of muscles to bones of other structures
6
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Fleshy
A
attachment of muscle to bone by very short tendons, appears as if muscle is attatched directly to bone
7
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Intrinsic
A
muscles that attach bones on the limbs
8
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Extrinsic
A
muscles that attach a limb to the body
