table 9.1 Flashcards
Brevis
Short
Longus
Long
Vastus
Wide/Huge
Anterior
Towards the front
External
Towards the outside
Infra
Below
Intercostal
Between the ribs
Internal
Towards the inside
Posteriror
Towards the back
Profundus
Deep
Superficialious
Nearer the surface
supra
above
abductor
pulls away from the midline
adductor
pulls towards the midline
Depressor
Pulls down
Erector
Holds erect or straight
Extensor
Increases the angle between bones
Flexor
decreases the angle between bones
levator
Raises a body part
pronater
turns the palms posteriorly
supinator
Turns the palms anteriorly
brachil
arm area
abdomis
abdominal area
capitis
head area
Carpal
Wrist area
cervicles
neck area
digitorum/digity
related to the fingers and teoes
femoris
femur or thigh
Gluteal
Buttox
hallucis
Big toe
occuli
eye area
oris
mouth area
pectoralis
chest area
pollicis
thumb
oblique
at an angle
orbicular
circular
rectus
straight
transversus
across/transverse
Biceps
two heads
quadriceps
four heads
triceps
three heads
deltoid
triangunular
maximus
largest
minimus
smallest
Minor
small
quadratus
shaped like a rectangle
rhomboid
shaped like a rhombus
seerratus
serrated or jagged
trapezuis
shaped like a trapezoid