Quiz 2 Flashcards
How many skeletal muscles are in the body?
600
What is the point of attachment when a muscle attaches to 2 bones?
Origin (Immovable) & Insertion (Movable)
Agonist
Main movement of the muscle
Antagonist
Opposite of against motion
Flexion
Closing of joints
Extension
Opening of joints
What is an example of a ball and socket joint?
Shoulder & hip
Abduction
Moving the arm or leg away from the midline
Adduction
Moving arm or leg toward the midline
Elevation
Closing
Depression
Opening
Protraction
Outward of jaw
Retraction
Inward of jaw
Rotation
Rotating around its own axis
Circumduction
Flexion, Abduction, Extension, Adduction
Pronation
Palms go backward
Supination
Palms go forward
Opposition
Taking the thumb and touching all of the fingertips
Inversion
Inward of the foot
Eversion
Outward of foot
Dorsiflexion
Whole foot up
Plantar Flexion
Whole foot down
Femoral Triangle
Made up of two muscle and one ligament (Sartorius, Adductor Longus, Inguinal Ligament)