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Muscles 02
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (belly button) | umbilicus |
| (previously dorsolumbar fascia) | lumbar aponeurosis |
| Muscle that controls curvature of the lower spine. | rectus abdominis |
| Muscle that rotates the arm medially. | teres major |
| A white, flattened, tendinous expansion. | lumbar aponeurosis |
| Group of posterior spinal column muscles. | erector spinae |
| Muscle that connects the scapula with the vertebrae. | rhomboid |
| Also called the rotator cuff. | infraspinatus |
| Muscle that works to move the neck in several directions. | trapezius |
| The widest and most powerful muscle of the back. | latissimus dorsi |
| retinaculum (plural: retinacula) | a structure that holds an organ or tissue in place. |
| retinaculum in surgery | an instrument that retracts tissues. |
| bones of the forearm | radius and ulna |
| muscle terms may end in s, but are not | plural. |
| pollex means | thumb |
| pollicis refers to certain muscles in the | hand. |
| hallux - | the great toe |
| To extend the palm upwards. | supinate |
| The first digit of the hand (the thumb). | pollex |
| Located behind the humerus and extends the forearm. | anconeus |
| Long narrow muscle which assists in extension of the wrist and little finger. | extensor digiti minimi |
| Another term for palmar. | thenar |
| Descriptive muscle term meaning short. | brevis |
| Muscle attached to the humerus deep to the biceps. | coracobrachialis |
| A structure which holds an organ or a tissue in place. | retinaculum |
| The major muscle of the upper arm. | biceps |
| A muscle which turns the palm of the hand downwards. | pronator teres |
| A muscle whose tendon divides into four different tendons. | extensor digitorum communis |
| Long slender arm muscle with a tendon which attaches to the palmar aponeurosis. | palmaris longus |
| Muscle located on the back of the arm. | triceps |
| Muscle which flexes the fingers. | flexor digitorum profundus |
| lateral malleolus refers to the bone on the outside of the____joint, formed by the distal end of the_____. | ankle, fibula |
| medial malleolus refers to the bone on the inside of the____joint, formed by the distal end of the____. | ankle,tibia |
| When you hold your feet very close together the two___ ____touch. | medial malleoli. |
| calcaneal - | Achilles tendon. |
| The thickest and strongest tendon in the body is the | calcaneal/Achilles tendon. |
| The extensor retinaculum covers and holds in place the muscles and tendons of the | front of the foot. |
| The greater trochanter, also called trochanter | major. |
| The greater trochanter is a broad, flat process to which several___are attached. | muscles |
| The iliotibial tract is a thick, long band of _____ ____that extends down the side of the thigh to the tibia. | fascia lata |
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