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muscle test

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Situated below or underneath, directed downward _____.   inferior  
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Placed crosswise _____.   transverse  
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Placed toward the belly or pertaining to the abdomen _____.   ventral  
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Situated towards the front _____.   anterior  
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Situated towards the side _____.   lateral  
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In a direction that is towards the front and underneath _____.   anteroinferior  
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In a direction that is above and to the side _____.   superolateral  
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Toward the back and side _____.   posterolateral  
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Middle and lower _____.   medioinferior  
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Towards the middle and front _____.   medioanterior  
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Body movements are produced by   muscles.  
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If a medical term ends in -is, it is highly likely that it is a   muscle.  
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The biceps muscles are part of the   upper arm musculature.  
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The peroneus brevis is found in the   leg.  
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The gluteus (minimus, maximus) is the major muscle of the rear end.   maximus  
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The triceps muscles are located in the   arm  
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The major muscle found at the back of the calf is the (calcaneal, gastrocnemius).   gastrocnemius  
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The (Achilles, talar) is the thickest, strongest tendon in the body.   Achilles  
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The sternocleidomastoid muscle is found in the (torso, neck).   neck  
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The terms used to describe muscle length are longus and (brevis, talar).   brevis  
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The muscle that allows the human being to smile is the (risorius, talar).   risorius  
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The (corrugator, hyoglossal) muscle is associated with frowning.   corrugator  
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vastus lateralis _____   leg  
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greater trochanter _____.   leg  
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triceps _____.   arm  
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pectoralis major _____.   chest  
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platysma _____.   neck  
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deltoid _____.   shoulder  
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supraspinatus _____.   shoulder  
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hallucis longus _____.   leg  
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hypothenar muscles _____.   hand  
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brachioradialis _____.   arm  
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ganglion   Thin walled cyst  
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myopathy   Any disease of the muscles  
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fibromyalgia   Myofascial pain syndrome: achy pain, tenderness, and stiffness  
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atony   Lack of normal muscle strength  
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atrophy   Wasting away or weakening of muscle fibers  
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paralysis   Loss of nervous control of muscle, e.g., paraplegia  
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myalgia   Muscle pain  
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rigor mortis   Muscular hardness after death  
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tennis elbow   Lateral or medial epicondylitis  
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cramp   A sustained muscular spasm or contraction accompanied by severe pain  
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