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Names of Skeletal Muscles

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