click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vocabulary Chap 15
Terms Muscular Actions
Question | Answer |
---|---|
abduction | movement away from the midline of the body |
adduction | movement toward the midline of the body |
dorsiflexion | backward (upward) bending of the foot "stepping off gas pedal" |
extension | straightening of a flexed limb |
fascia | fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles |
flexion | bending at a joint |
insertion of a muscle | connection of the muscle to a bone that moves |
origin of a muscle | connection of the muscle to a stationary bone |
plantar flexion | bending the sole of the foot downward toward the ground "stepping on gas pedal" |
pronation | turning the palm backward (down) |
rotation | circular movement around a central point |
skeletal muscle | muscle connected to bones; voluntary or striated muscle |
smooth muscle | muscle connected to internal organs; involuntary or visceral muscle |
striated muscle | skeletal muscle |
supination | turning the palm forward (up) |
visceral muscle | smooth muscle |