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skeletal muscle
Stack #70519
| skeletal muscle | meaning example |
|---|---|
| Rectus | parallel midline - rectus abdominis |
| Transverse | perpendicular midline - transverse abdominis |
| Oblique | diagonal midline - external oblique |
| Maximus | largest - gluetus maximus |
| Minimus | smallest - gluteus minimus |
| Longus | longest - adductor longus |
| Magnus | large - adduuctor magnus |
| Major | larger - pectoralis major |
| Minor | smaller - pectoralis minor |
| Flexor | decreases joint angle - flexor carpi radialis |
| Extensor | increases joint angle - extensor carpi ulnaris |
| Abductor | moves bone away from midline - abductor pollicis longus |
| Adductor | moves bone closer to midline - adductor longus |
| Sphincter | decreases size of opening - external anal sphincter |
| Biceps | two origins - biceps brachii |
| Triceps | three origins - triceps brachii |
| Quadriceps | four origins - quadriceps femoris. |