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Muscles 02

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