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MUSCULAR SYSTEM Flashcards

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MUSCULAR SYSTEM Purpose

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Movement
* Either to move an animal in their environment
*Or move substances such as:
*Nutrients
* Wastes
*Gases
*Hormones
* Lymph fluid

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MUSCULAR SYSTEM
3 BASIC TYPES

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*SKELETAL
*CARDIAC
*SMOOTH

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Less movable location on a bone where muscles attaches

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ORIGIN

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more movable attachment

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INSERTION

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HOMOLOGOUS MUSCLES in Rabbits and
Humans

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RABBIT HUMAN
SERRATUS VENTRALIS
SERRATUS ANTERIOR

GEMELLUS MINIMUS
GEMELLUS INFERIOR

TIBIALIS CRANIALIS
TIBIALIS ANTERIOR

GLUTEUS PROFUNDUS
GLUTEUS MINIMUS

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NINE PART CODE FOR MEMORIZING MUSCLES

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  • Size
  • Shape
  • Orientation
  • Mechanical action
  • Number of origins
  • Points of origins and insertion
  • Name of the muscle function
  • Location by anatomic orientation
  • Location by body part.
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Size
largest

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Maximus / magnus

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Size
smallest

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Minimus

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Size
intermediate in size

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Medius

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10
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Size
larger

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Major

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Size
smaller

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Minor

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12
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Size
Shortest

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Brevis

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13
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Size
longest

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Longus

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14
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Size
great or huge

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Vastus

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Shape
shaped like a trapezoid

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Trapezius

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Shape
refers to delta (Δ); thus refers to triangular shaped muscle that sits on top of the shoulder

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Deltoid

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Shape
root word is “serrare”, which means saw.

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Serratus

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18
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Shape
French word for flat.

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Platysma

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19
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Shape
diamond shaped

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Rhomboid

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Shape
square or four sided

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Quadratus

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21
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Shape
round or cylindrical shaped

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Teres

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Orientation
straight or erect, parallel to the midline

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Rectus

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Orientation
transverse or perpendicular to the midline

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Transversus

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Orientation
slanted or diagonal to the midline

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Orientation
a name given to ringlike muscles that encircle and orifice and that may form a constricting passage

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Orbicularis, sphincter

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Mechanical Action of the Muscle
decrease the angle at a joint

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Mechanical Action of the Muscle
muscles that increase the angle at a joint

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Mechanical Action of the Muscle
turn limbs so that they face downwards or backward

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Mechanical Action of the Muscles
turns limbs so they face upwards or forward

30
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Mechanical Action of the Muscle
muscles that lift things up

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Mechanical Action of the Muscle
depresses a structure or part

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Mechanical Action of the Muscle
moves a part toward the midline

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Mechanical Action of the Muscle
moves a part away from the midline

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Mechanical Action of the Muscle
rotates one structure relative to another

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Mechanical Action of the Muscle
refers to thumb

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Number Points of origins
two heads

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Number Points of origins
three heads

38
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Number Points of origins
four heads

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Quadriceps

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Origin and Insertion
Sternocleidomastoid

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sterno and cleido for its origin, the sternum and clavicle; and mastoid for its insertion, the mastoid process.

39
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Origin and Insertion
Brachoradialis

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Brachio for its origin on the upper arm; radialis for its insertion on the radius of the forearm

40
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Origin and Insertion
Sternohyoid

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Sterno for its origin on the sternum; hyoid for its insertion to the hyoid bone

41
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Function
a facial muscle that is crucial for the expressions of smiling and laughter. It comes from the latin word “risus” which means “laugh”

42
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Function
comes from the Greek word for “chew,” which is the function of the jaw.

43
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Function
derived from the muscle activity when crossing the legs and comes from the Latin “tailor”. It is a muscle that runs from the outer hip, across the thigh and ends at the inner knee

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Location by Body Part
head

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Location by Body Part
eye

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Location by Body Part
mouth

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Location by Body Part
lips

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Location by Body Part
neck

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Location by Body Part
thorax

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Location by Body Part
chest

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Location by Body Part
arm

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Location by Body Part
ulna

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Location by Body Part
radial

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Location by Body Part
wrist

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Location by Body Part
palm of the hand

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Location by Body Part
finger or toe, singular

54
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Location by Body Part
finger or toe, singular

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