Sitting
Attaches bone to bone
What is ligament?
Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
What is abduction?
Raising or lifting of a body part
What is elevation?
Act of rotating arm or leg so that the palm or sole is turned forward or upward
What is supination?
Chest muscles
What is pectoralis major?
Attaches muscle to bone
What is tendon?
Decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint
What is flexion?
Lowering a body part
What is depression?
Movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle
What is dorsiflexion?
Moves head and shoulder blade
What is the trapezius?
long, slender cells that make-up muscles
What is muscle fibers?
Tightening of a muscle causing it to become shorter and thicker
What is contraction?
Overextension of a limb beyond normal limit
What is hyperextension?
Act of rotating arm or leg so that the hand or sole is turned downward or backward
What is pronation?
Group of four; flex and extend
leg at the knee
What is quadriceps femoris?
A band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together muscles or group of muscles
What is fascia?
Increasing the angle between two bones by straightening out a limb
What is extension?
Circular movement around an axis
What is rotation?
Movement that bends the foot downward at the ankle
What is plantar flexion?
Group of three; flex knee; extend hip
What is hamstrings?
Movement of limb toward the midline of the body
What is adduction?
Returning to original form, muscle becomes longer and thinner
What is relaxation?
Circular movement at the far end of a limb
What is circumduction?
Raises and lowers the eyebrow
What is the frontalis?
Calf muscle
What is gastrocnemius?