vocab

Question 1

abduct

Answer 1

to move a skeletal part away from the midline

Question 2

adduct

Answer 2

to move a skeletal part near the midline

Question 3

agonist

Answer 3

a muscle that has the primary effect in a particular location

Question 4

antagonist

Answer 4

a muscle whose action is opposite that of another muscle

Question 5

antebrachium

Answer 5

the forearm

Question 6

aponeurosis

Answer 6

a broad, sheetlike tendon

Question 7

axillary

Answer 7

having to do with the region of the armpit

Question 8

belly

Answer 8

the middle/largest part of a muscle

Question 9

biceps

Answer 9

having two heads

Question 10

brachium

Answer 10

the upper arm

Question 11

capitis

Answer 11

having to do with the head

Question 12

deep fascia

Answer 12

dense connective tissue on the surface of individual muscles

Question 13

deltoid

Answer 13

triangular

Question 14

digastric

Answer 14

having two bellies

Question 15

digital

Answer 15

having to do with the fingers or toes

Question 16

dorsi

Answer 16

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

Question 17

elevate/levitate

Answer 17

to raise a structure

Question 18

extend

Answer 18

to straighten a part or open a joint

Question 19

fiber

Answer 19

individual muscle cell, also used to describe the grossly visible grains or longitudinal lines in a muscle

Question 20

flex

Answer 20

to bend a part or to close a joint

Question 21

gluteus

Answer 21

the butt

Question 22

hallucis

Answer 22

having to do with the big toe

Question 23

hallux

Answer 23

the big toe

Question 24

head

Answer 24

a division of muscle

Question 25

insertion

Answer 25

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

Question 26

lata

Answer 26

wide

Question 27

litissimus

Answer 27

widest

Question 28

masseter

Answer 28

a chewer

Question 29

origin

Answer 29

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

Question 30

pectinate

Answer 30

comblike

Question 31

pectoral

Answer 31

having to do with the chest

Question 32

peroneal

Answer 32

located near the fibula in the lateral compartment of the leg

Question 33

piriformis

Answer 33

pear-shaped

Question 34

plexus

Answer 34

a network

Question 35

pollex

Answer 35

the thumb

Question 36

pollicis

Answer 36

having to do with the thumb

Question 37

pronate

Answer 37

to turn the palm of the hand down

Question 38

psoas

Answer 38

loin

Question 39

quadriceps

Answer 39

having four heads

Question 40

rectus

Answer 40

straight

Question 41

retinaculum

Answer 41

a restraining band

Question 42

serratus

Answer 42

saw-shaped, toothed on the edge

Question 43

slips

Answer 43

segmentally arranged multiple points of attachment

Question 44

superficial fascia

Answer 44

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

Question 45

supinate

Answer 45

to turn the palm of the hand upward

Question 46

tendon

Answer 46

dense, collagenous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

Question 47

tensor

Answer 47

a muscle that stretches a part

Question 48

teres

Answer 48

long and round

Question 49

triceps

Answer 49

having three heads

Question 50

vastus

Answer 50

large, expansive