Muscular system Vocab Flashcards

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1
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to move a skeletal part away from the midline

A

abduct

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2
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to move a skeletal part nearer to the midline

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adduct

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3
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a muscle that has the primary effect in a particular action

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agonist

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4
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a muscle whose action is opposite of that of another muscle

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antagonist

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5
Q

the forearm

A

antebrachium

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6
Q

a broad, sheetlike tendon

A

aponeurosis

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7
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having to do with the region of the armpit

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axillary

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8
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the middle or largest part of a muscle

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belly

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9
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having 2 heads

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biceps

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10
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the upper arm

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brachium

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11
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having to do with the head

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capitis

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12
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dense connective tissue on the surface of individual muscles

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deep fascia

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13
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triangular

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deltoid

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14
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having 2 bellies

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digastric

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15
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having to do with the fingers or toes

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digital

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16
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having to do with structures of the back of the trunk, foot, or hand

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dorsi

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17
Q

to raise a structure

A

elevate or levitate

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18
Q

to straighten a part or open a joint

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extend

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19
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individual muscle cell; also to describe the grossly visible grains or longitudinal lines in a muscle

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fiber

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20
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to bend a part or close a joint

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flex

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21
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the rump or buttocks

A

gluteus

22
Q

having to do with the big toe

A

hallucis

23
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the big toe

A

hallux

24
Q

a division of a muscle

A

head

25
Q

the attachment of a muscle to the more moveable skeletal part, usually the distal attachment of a muscle

A

insertion

26
Q

wide

A

lata

27
Q

widest

A

latissimus

28
Q

a chewer

A

masseter

29
Q

the attachment of a muscle to the less movable skeletal part, usually the proximal attachment of a muscle

A

origin

30
Q

comblike

A

pectinate

31
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having to do with the chest

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pectoral

32
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located near the fibula in the lateral compartment of the leg

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peroneal

33
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pear-shaped

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piriformis

34
Q

a network

A

plexus

35
Q

the thumb

A

pollex

36
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having to do with the thumb

A

pollicis

37
Q

to turn the palm of the hand down

A

pronate

38
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loin

A

psoas

39
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having four heads

A

quadriceps

40
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straight

A

rectus

41
Q

a restraining band

A

retinaculum

42
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saw-shaped, toothed on the edge

A

serratus

43
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segmentally arranged in multiple points of attachment

A

slips

44
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loose connective tissue that underlies the skin and attaches it to the superficial layer of muscles

A

superficial fascia

45
Q

to turn the palm of the hand upward

A

supinate

46
Q

dense, collagenous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

A

tendon

47
Q

a muscle that stretches a part

A

tensor

48
Q

long and round

A

teres

49
Q

having three heads

A

triceps

50
Q

large, expansive

A

vastus