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Muscular Sys Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abduct | To move a skeletal part away from the midline |
| Adduct | To move a skeletal part nearer the midline |
| Agonist | A muscle that has the primary effect in a particular action |
| Antagonist | A muscle whose action is opposite that of another muscle |
| Antebrachium | The forearm |
| Aponeurosis | A broad, sheet like tendon |
| Axillary | Having to do with the region of the armpit |
| Belly | The middle or the largest part of a muscle |
| Biceps | Having two heads |
| Brachium | The upper arm |
| Capitis | Having to do with the head |
| Deep fascia | Dense connective tissue on the surface of individual surfaces |
| Deltoid | Triangular |
| Digastric | Having two bellies |
| Digital | Having to do with fingers or toes |
| Dorsi | Having to do with back of trunk, foot or hand |
| Elevate or Levitate | To raise a structure |
| Extend | To straighten a part or to close a joint |
| Fiber | Individual muscle cell; also used to describe the grossly visible grains or longitudinal lines |
| Flex | To bend a part or to close a joint |
| Gluteus | The rump or buttocks |
| Hallucis | Having to do with the big toe |
| Hallux | The big toe |
| Head | A division of muscle |
| Insertion | The attachment of a muscle to the more movable skeletal part, usually distal attachment of a muscle |
| Lata | Wide |
| Latissimus | Widest |
| Masseter | A chewer |
| Origin | The attachment of a muscle to the less movable skeletal part, usually proximal of a muscle |
| Pectinate | Comblike |
| Pectoral | Having to do with the chest |
| Peroneal | Located near the fibula in the lateral compartment of the leg |
| Piriformis | Pear-shaped |
| Plexus | A network |
| Pollex | The thumb |
| Pollicis | Having to do with the thumb |
| Pronate | To turn the palm of the hand down |
| Psoas | Loin |
| Quadriceps | Having four heads |
| Rectus | Straight |
| Retinaculum | A restraining band |
| Serratus | Saw shaped, toothed on the edge |
| Slips | Segment ally arranged multiple points of attachment |
| Superficial fascia | Loose connective tissue that underlies the skin and attaches it to the superficial layer of muscles |
| Supinate | To turn the palm of the hand upward |
| Tendon | Dense, collagen plus connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone |
| Tensor | A muscle that stretches a part |
| Teres | Long and round |
| Triceps | Having three heads |
| Vastus | Large, expansive |
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