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MuscularSystem 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, sheetlike tendon |
| Axillary | having to do with the region of the armpit |
| Belly | the middle or 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 muscles |
| Deltoid | triangular |
| Digastric | having two bellies |
| Digital | having to do with the fingers or twos |
| Dorsi | having to do with structures of the back of the trunk, foot, or hand |
| Elevate/Levitate | to raise a structure |
| Extend | to straighten a part or open a joint |
| Fiber | individual muscle cell; also used to describe the grossly visible grains or longitudinal lines in a muscle |
| 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 a muscle |
| Insertion | the attachment of a muscle to the more movable skeletal part, usually the 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 the proximal attachment 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 | segmentally 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, collagenous connective tissue that attaches muscle to the bone |
| Tensor | a muscle that stretches a part |
| Teres | long and round |
| Triceps | having three heads |
| Vastus | large, expansive |
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