Naming Skeletal Muscles Flashcards

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Name 7 things that are needed to label a skeletal muscles ?

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  1. The location of the muscle e.g the bone region
  2. The shape of muscle e.g the deltoid muscle which means a triangle
  3. The Relative size e.g maximums ( largest) and minimums ( smallest)
  4. The direction of the fibres e.g rectus which are fibres that runs straight , transverse and oblique which are fibres that run at angles to an imaginary defined axis
  5. Number of the origin e.g biceps which mean 2 or triceps which mean 3
  6. Location of the attachment e.g named according to a point or insertion
  7. Action e.g flexor or extensor
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