Muscular system Part 2

Question 1

Types of Ordinary Body Movements

Answer 1

Flexion
Extension
Rotation
Abduction
Circumduction

Question 2

decreases the angle of a joint

Answer 2

Flexion

Question 3

increases the angle, or the distance between two bones

Answer 3

Extension

Question 4

common movement of ball and socket joint

Answer 4

Rotation

Question 5

moving a limb away from the midline

Answer 5

Abduction

Question 6

combination of flexion, extension abduction and adduction

Answer 6

Circumduction

Question 7

Special Movements

Answer 7

Dorsifelxion
Plantar flexion
Inversion
Eversion
Supination
Pronation
Opposition

Question 8

Types of Muscles

Answer 8

Prime mover
Antagonist
Synergist
Fixator

Question 9

muscle with the major responsibility for a certain movement

Answer 9

Prime mover

Question 10

muscle that opposes or reverses a prime mover

Answer 10

Antagonist

Question 11

muscle that aids a prime mover in a movement and helps prevent rotation

Answer 11

Synergist

Question 12

stabilizes the origin of a prime mover

Answer 12

Fixator

Question 13

Example: rectus (straight)

Answer 13

Direction of muscle fibers

Question 14

Example: maximus (largest)

Answer 14

Relative size of the muscle

Question 15

Example: many muscles are named for bones (e.g., temporalis)

Answer 15

Location of the muscle

Question 16

Example: triceps (three heads)

Answer 16

Number of origins

Question 17

Example: deltoid (triangular)

Answer 17

Shape of the muscle

Question 18

Example: sterno (on the sternum)

Answer 18

Location of the muscles origin and insertion

Question 19

Example: flexor and extensor (flexes or extends a bone)

Answer 19

Action of the muscle