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CH 6 Anatomy Muscles

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Term
Definition
frontalis   cranial aponeurosis  
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orbicularis oculi   frontal bone and maxilla  
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orbicularis oris   mandible and maxilla  
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Temporalis   Temporal bone  
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zygomaticus   zygomatic bone  
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masseter   temporal bone  
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Buccinator   Maxilla and Mandible near molars  
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Sternocleidomastoid   sternum and clavicle  
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platysma   connective tissue covering the superior chest muscles  
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pectoralis major   Sternum, clavicle, and first to sixth ribs  
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rectus abdominis   pubis  
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External oblique   lower eight ribs  
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bicepts brachii   scapula of shoulder girdle  
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brachialis   distal humerous  
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ilopsoas   ilium and lumbar vertebrae  
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adductor muscles   pelvis  
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Sartorius   ilium  
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Vasti   femur  
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rectus femoris   pelvis  
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tibialis anterior   proximal tibia  
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extensor digitorum longus   proximal tibia and fibula  
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fibularis muscles   fibula  
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trapezius   occipital bone and all cervical and thoracic vertebrae  
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latissimus dorsi   lower spine and iliac crest  
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erector spinae   iliac cest, ribs 3-12, and vertebrae  
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quadratus lumborum   iliac crest, lumbar facia  
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deltoid   scapular and clavicle  
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tricepts brachii   shoulder girdle and proximal humerus  
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flexor carpi radialis   distal humerus  
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flexor carpi ulnaris   distal humerus and posterior ulna  
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flexor digitormu superficialis   distal humerus, ulna , and radius  
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extensor carpi radialis   humerus  
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extensor digitorum   distal humerus  
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gluteus maximus   sacrum and ilium  
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gluteus medius   ilium  
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hamstring muscles   ischial tuberosity  
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Gastrocnemius   distal femur  
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types of muscle   skeletal, smooth, cardiac  
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Muscle fibers   muscle cells  
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skeletal muscle   attach to skeleton  
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striated muscle   skeletal muscle  
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endomysium   surrounds each muscle fiber  
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perimysium   covers fascicle  
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fascicle   many fibers bundled together  
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epimysium   covers entire muscle  
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tendons   attach muscles to bone  
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smooth muscle   no striations, involuntary  
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cardiac muscle   found only in the heart  
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sarcolemma   many oval nuclei beneath the plasma membrane  
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myofibrils   ribbon like organells  
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I bands   actin, light band  
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A band   myosin, dark band  
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sarcomeres   chains of tiny contractile units  
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myofilaments   threadlike protein  
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thick filaments   myosin  
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cross bridges   link thick and thin myofilaments together  
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thin filaments   actin  
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sarcoplasmic reticulum   smooth endoplasmic reticulum  
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motor unit   one neuron and all the muscle cells it stimulates  
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axon   nerve fiber  
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neuromuscular junction   junction with the sarcolemma  
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when a muscle is unable to contract even though it is still being stimulated.   muscle fatigue  
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state of continuous partial contractions   muscle tone  
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flaccid   soft and flabby  
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flexion   angle of joint decreases  
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extension   angle of joint increases  
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rotation   movement around longitudinal axis  
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abduction   moving limb away from body  
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adduction   moving limb towards body  
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supination   turning backwards  
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pronation   turning forwards  
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fascicles are arranged in concentric rings   circular  
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fascicles converge toward a single insertion tendon   convergent  
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neck muscles   move head and shoulder girdle  
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trunk muscles   move vertebral column, ribs, head, arms, abdominal body wall.  
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