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Rosehill Skel Muscle
Names of Skeletal Muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vastus | huge |
| maximus | large |
| langus | long |
| minimus | small |
| breverrus | short |
| delta | triangular |
| rhomboid | like a rhonmbus, with equal and parallel sides |
| latissiums | wide |
| terris | round |
| trapezius | like a trapezoid, a four-sided gifure with two sides parallel |
| rectius | straight |
| transverse | across |
| obleque | diagonally |
| orbicularious | circular |
| pectoralius | chest |
| gleutius | buttock or rump |
| bruceri | arm |
| supra | above |
| intra | below |
| sub | under or beneath |
| lateralis | lateral |
| bisepts | two heads |
| trisepts | three heads |
| quaddrasepts | four heads |
| sternocleidomastoideus | origin on the sternum and clavicle, insertion on the mastoid process |
| brachioradialis | origin on the brachium or arm, insertion on the radius |
| abductor | moves parts of the body AWAY from parts nearby |
| adductor | moves parts of the body TOWARDS parts nearby |
| flexor | causes a joint to bend |
| extensor | causes a joint to straighten |
| leavitor | lifts a structure |
| masitor | used in chewing |