Individual Muscles – Flashcards
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Rectus Abdominis
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The name means the "straight" muscle of the abdomen.
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External Abdominal Oblique
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Forms the most superficial layer of the lateral walls of the abdomen.
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Transverse Abdominal
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Deep abdominal muscle with horizontal fibers.
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RECTUS ABDOMINIS
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Linea albs is seen between what muscles?
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RECTUS ABDOMINIS into segments
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Six-pack" IS FORMED BY tendinous intersections dividing
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RECTUS SHEATH
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Vertical sleeve enclosing the rectus abdominis muscle
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APONEUROSIS
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Tendons of the oblique and transverse are called
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RECTUS ABDOMINIS
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Produces forward bending at the waist
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INTERNAL ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE
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muscle has fibers passing perpendicular to external abdominal oblique
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LATISSIMUS DORSI
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Large, paired, superficial muscle of the lower back
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ERECTOR SPINAE
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A back muscle that runs from the cranium to the sacrum, muscle of the back
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ERECTOR SPINAE
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Muscle that forms pork chops and T-steaks
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DELTOID
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Thick triangular muscle that caps the shoulder and forms the shoulder mass
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Trapezius
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Muscle that allows you to extend your head
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SUPRASPINATUS INFRASPINATUS TERES MINOR SUBSCAPULARIS
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4 muscles of the rotator cuff musculature
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Pectoralis Major and Latissimus Dorsi
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Two muscles that form the axial group of muscles acting on the humerus
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Pectoralis Major
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Thick, fleshy muscle of the mammary region
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SITS muscles
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Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, subscapularis
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subscapularis
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A rotator cuff muscle, located on the anterior side of the scapula
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Longissimus, spinalis, Iliocostalis
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3 components of the erector spinae
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Trapezius, Latissimus Dorsi
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Susan, a massage therapist, was giving Mr. Smith a backrub. What two broad superficial muscles of the back were receiving the bulk of her attention.
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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis, Flexor Digitorum Profundus, Flexor Pollicis Longus, Flexor Carpi Radialis
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Muscles, whose tendons pass under the flexor retinaculum with the median nerve (responsible for carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Pronator Quadratus
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Resists separation of radius and ulna in push-ups
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Biceps Brachii, Brachialis
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Two muscles, synergists, allow you to flex the elbow.
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Triceps Brachii
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A muscle acting on the elbow, has three heads (long, lateral, medial)
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Biceps Brachii
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forms the anterior bulge on the arm
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Major stabilizer of the shoulder joint
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Biceps Brachii and SITS
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Pronator Quadratus Pronator Teres (weak)
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Achieve pronation
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Biceps Brachii
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an elbow flexor that is also a forearm supinator
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Extensor Digitorum
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This muscles' four tendons can be seen on the back of the hand (fingers strongly extended)
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Supinator Biceps Brachii
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Supinated forearm
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Triceps Brachii
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Muscle that extends the elbow
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Hamstrings
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The tendons of these muscles can be felt as prominent cords on both sides of the popliteal fossa
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Gluteus Maximus
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Forms the mass of the buttock
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Sartorius
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Strap-like muscle that is a weak thigh flexor: the tailor's muscle
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Hamstrings with Gluteus
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Muscle group that extends the thigh and flexes the knee
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Gastrocnemius
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Toe dancer's muscle, a two bellied muscle of the calf
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Quadriceps Muscle
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muscle group that extends the knee
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Gluteus Maximus
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Used to extend the hip when climbing stairs.
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Biceps Femoris Semimembranosus Semitendinosus
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Muscles of the hamstring block
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Soleus
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Like the two bellied muscle that lies over it, this muscle is a plantar flexor
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Achilles (calcaneal)
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Strongest tendon in the body, a common site of sports injuries from sudden stress
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Gastrocnemius Soleus
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Two muscles that form the triceps surae
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Sartorius
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Longest muscle in the body
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patella
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The insertion tendon of the Quadriceps group contains a large sesamoid bone
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Calcaneal/Achilles tendon
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The triceps surae insert in common into the
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Hamstrings
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During an overambitious workout, a high school athlete pulls some muscles by forcing his knee into extension when his hip is already fully flexed. What muscle did he pull?
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Deltoid Gluteus Maximus Quad
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three muscles used frequently for intramuscular injections in adults
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Anterior
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Most flexor muscles are located on what aspect of the body?
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Posterior
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Most extensors are located on what aspect of the body
