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Muscular System Vocab Flashcards

1
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

to move a skeletal part away from the midline

A

abduct

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2
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

a muscle that stretches a part

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tensor

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3
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

to turn the palm of the hand down

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pronate

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4
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

having to do with the fingers or toes

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digital

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5
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

dense connective tissue on the surface of individual muscles

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deep fascia

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6
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

to raise a structure

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elevate or levitate

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6
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

pear-shaped

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piriformis

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6
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

loin

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psoas

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7
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

to straighten a part or open a joint

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extend

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8
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

straight

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rectus

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8
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

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

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superficial fascia

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8
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

large, expansive

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vastus

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9
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

a chewer

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masseter

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9
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

having to do with the chest

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pectoral

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9
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

having to do with the thumb

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pollicis

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10
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

comblike

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pectinate

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11
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

the big toe

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hallux

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12
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

individual muscle cell; also used to describe the grossly visible grains or longitudinal lines

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fiber

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13
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

located near the fibula in the lateral compartment of the leg

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peroneal

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14
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

having to do with the head

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capitis

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15
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

having to do with the region of the armpit

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axillary

17
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

a broad, sheetlike region

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aponeurosis

18
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

dense, collagenous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

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tendon

19
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

the upper arm

A

brachium

20
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

widest

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latissimus

22
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

the middle or the largest part of a muscle

A

belly

22
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

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

A

insertion

22
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

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

A

origin

24
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

having two heads

A

biceps

25
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

triangular

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deltoid

27
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

wide

A

lata

29
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

to bend a part or to close a joint

A

flex

30
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

a muscle whose action is opposite that of another muscle

A

antagonist

31
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

the forearm

A

antebrachium

33
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

to move a skeletal part nearer the midline

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adduct

33
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

the rump or buttocks

A

gluteus

34
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

segmentally arranged multiple points of attachment

A

slips

36
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

long and round

A

teres

37
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

to turn the palm of the hand upward

A

supinate

38
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

the thumb

A

pollex

39
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

a division of a muscle

A

head

40
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

a restraining band

A

retinaculum

41
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

having four heads

A

quadriceps

42
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

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

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dorsi

44
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

a network

A

plexus

45
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

having to do with the big toe

A

hallucis

46
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

a muscle that has the primary effect in a particular action

A

agonist

47
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

saw-shaped, toothed on the edge

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serratus

49
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

having three heads

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triceps

50
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Reverse Muscular Vocab

having two bellies

A

digastric

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