MUSCULAR SYSTEM Flashcards
MUSCULAR SYSTEM Purpose
Movement
* Either to move an animal in their environment
*Or move substances such as:
*Nutrients
* Wastes
*Gases
*Hormones
* Lymph fluid
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
3 BASIC TYPES
*SKELETAL
*CARDIAC
*SMOOTH
Less movable location on a bone where muscles attaches
ORIGIN
more movable attachment
INSERTION
HOMOLOGOUS MUSCLES in Rabbits and
Humans
RABBIT HUMAN
SERRATUS VENTRALIS
SERRATUS ANTERIOR
GEMELLUS MINIMUS
GEMELLUS INFERIOR
TIBIALIS CRANIALIS
TIBIALIS ANTERIOR
GLUTEUS PROFUNDUS
GLUTEUS MINIMUS
NINE PART CODE FOR MEMORIZING MUSCLES
- 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.
Size
largest
Maximus / magnus
Size
smallest
Minimus
Size
intermediate in size
Medius
Size
larger
Major
Size
smaller
Minor
Size
Shortest
Brevis
Size
longest
Longus
Size
great or huge
Vastus
Shape
shaped like a trapezoid
Trapezius
Shape
refers to delta (Δ); thus refers to triangular shaped muscle that sits on top of the shoulder
Deltoid
Shape
root word is “serrare”, which means saw.
Serratus
Shape
French word for flat.
Platysma
Shape
diamond shaped
Rhomboid
Shape
square or four sided
Quadratus
Shape
round or cylindrical shaped
Teres
Orientation
straight or erect, parallel to the midline
Rectus
Orientation
transverse or perpendicular to the midline
Transversus