Muscles Vocab

Question 1

ABduction

Answer 1

Movement away from the midline of the body

Question 2

ADduction

Answer 2

Movement towards the midline of the bodyD

Question 3

Dorsiflexion

Answer 3

upward movement of foot(foot towards sky)

Question 4

Extension

Answer 4

straightening of flexed limb; increasing the angel between the bones of a joint

Question 6

Flexion

Answer 6

Bending a limb ;decreasing the angle between bones

Question 7

Insertion of muscle

Answer 7

connection of muscle to a bone that moves; usually distalon skeleton

Question 8

origion of muscle

Answer 8

Connection of muscle to a stationary bone; usually proximal on the skeleton

Question 9

Plantar flexion

Answer 9

downward movement of the foot; pointing toe

Question 10

Pronation

Answer 10

turning palm down

Question 11

Roation

Answer 11

circular movement around a central point; internal roation is towards the body, External is away

Question 12

Straited mucles

Answer 12

Mucles connected to bones; voluntary or skeletal muscle.

Question 13

Supination

Answer 13

Turning the palm upwardV

Question 14

visceral Muscle

Answer 14

Muscle connected to internal organs. involuntary or smooth