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names of muscles-RW
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| rhabdomy/o | rod-shaped |
| tend/o | tendon |
| oblique | oblique |
| transverse | transverse direction |
| abdominis | abdomen |
| buccinator | refers to cheek |
| capitis | head |
| colli | neck |
| costalis | ribs |
| externus | toward superficial |
| glosso | tongue |
| hyoid | hyoid bone |
| ilio | near illium |
| inter | between |
| labii | lip |
| latae | broad; refers to side |
| lumborus | lumbar region |
| medialis | midline |
| nemius | leg |
| nuchal | back of neck |
| oculo | near the eye |
| omo | shoulder |
| pedis | foot |
| plantaris | plantar surface of foot |
| psoas | loin region |
| soleus | sole of foot |
| sterno | sternum |
| temporalis | near the temple |
| tibialis | refers to tibia |
| biceps | two heads |
| diaphragm | partition |
| gracilis | graceful/slender |
| gastroc | belly |
| gemellus | twin |
| obturator | to stop up, obstruct |
| tendinosus | long tendon |
| brevis | small |
| latissimus | widest |
| longissimus | very long |
| longus | long |
| magnus | great/large |
| vastus | vast, large |
| membranous | refers to flattened |
| pectineus | comb |
| piriformis | pear shaped |
| quadratus | square |
| rectus | straight |
| sartorius | tailor |
| splenius | bandage |
| rotatores | rotating movement |
| masseter | chewer |
| levator | to elevate |
| buccinators | action of muscle when bugle blown |
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