Head Muscles
The muscle that raises and lowers the eyebrows
What is the frontalis?
The "six pack"
What is rectus abdominus?
What is quadriceps?
This means to decrease the angle between two bones
What is Flexion?
There are at least this many muscles in the body.
What is 600?
The muscle that moves the jaw up during mastication
What is the masseter?
Makes up the bulk of the chest muscles
This muscle contracts with dorsiflexion.
What is the tibialis anterior?
This is the act of rotating the arm so the palm is turned upwards.
What is supination?
non-elastic, dense, fibrous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone
What is a tendon?
This muscle controls blinking
What is the obicularis oculi?
This muscle flexes the elbow.
What is biceps brachii?
This muscle contracts with plantar flexion.
What is the gastrocnemius?
This moves the scapulae towards the spine and each other.
What is Retraction?
A ring-like muscle that constricts a passageway.
What is a sphincter?
Muscles found on side of skull that move jaw up and back.
What is temporalis?
Abdominal muscle named because the fibers slant at an angle.
What are obliques?
This muscle group extends the leg at the knee.
What is the quadricep femoris?
The tightening of a muscle where it becomes shorter and thicker.
What is contraction?
Muscles work opposite of each other and are arranged in these pairs.
What is antagonistic pairs?
Helps bend the neck and rotate the head.
What is sternocleidomastoid?
This muscle is responsible for shoulder elevation.
Group of 3 muscles that are involved in knee flexion.
What are the hamstring group?
Rotating ankle inwards (like kicking a soccer ball) describes this type of movement.
What is inversion?
An extreme or overextension of a limb beyond the normal limit
What is hyperextension?