Muscular system Flashcards
fixed point of attachment of muscle
origin
movable point of attachment
insertion
part between origin and insertion
muscle belly
multiple origins
heads
multiple insertions
slips
example of a bone named after attachment
sternoradialis
example of bone named after location
pectoralis
example of bone named after shape
deltoid
example of bone named after size and action
adductor magnus
name of bone named after direction of muscle fibers
external oblique
adductor
move a part TOWARDS the main axis of the body
abductor
move a part AWAY from the main axis
extensor
move jointed parts AWAY from each other
flexor
move jointed parts TOWARDS each other
levator
RAISES a part
depresor
LOWERS a part
large spaces between the skin and muscles where the skin is not attached
subcutaneous lymph sacs
surrounds the muscles and separates it from other muscles
fascia
OIA of submentalis
O: anterior tip of the mandible
I: anterior angle of the lower jaw
A: raises the tip of the lower jaw
OIA of mylohyoid
O: median surface of the mandible
I: median raphe
A: raises the floor of the mouth during breathing or swallowing
OIA of sternoradialis
O: episternum and omosternum
I: proximal end of the radius
A: flexes forearm
OIA of cutaneous pectoralis
Origin: Xiphisternum; from the anterior margin of the sheath
that covers the rectus abdominis
Insertion: Dermis of the skin at the pectoral region
Action: Tenses the skin that overlies the pectoral girdle
OIA of pectoralis
Origin: Sternum
Insertion: Humerus
Action: Flexor, adductor, and rotator of the arm