Muscular System #1
Having control over the action of a muscle
What is voluntary?
Rotation away for the midline of the body
Lateral rotation?
Located on the back of the thigh between the hip and knee
What is hamstring?
The strong, tough, connective tissue cord that attaches muscles to bones
What is tendon?
The term for movement away from the midline
What is Abduction?
Extension of the hand
What is finger extensors?
The muscle on the buttocks that extends the thigh
What is gluteus maximus?
The muscle on the upper arm that extends the lower arm
What is triceps brachii?
Backward flexion of the hand or the foot is called
What is dorsiflexion?
3 places involuntary muscles can be found?
What is stomach, gut, bladder, blood vessels, walls of the heart
Circular movement of a limb is called
What is circumduction?
Adducts your arm and is found on the front if the chest
What is Pectoralis major?
Compresses abdomen and allows lateral flexion and rotation of the vertebral column
What is external oblique?
Straightening a joint or increasing the length of the muscle is called
What is extension?
The 4 large muscle on the front of the thigh
What is quadriceps?
This allows plantar flexion of the foot and is found in the back of the leg
What is soleus?
The ability of a muscle to respond to a stimulus
What is excitability?
The ability of a muscle to return to its original shape
What is elasticity?
The muscle that stabilizes the scapula and allows shoulders to be pulled back
What is Rhomboids?
Movement away form the midline
What is abduction?
The ability of a muscle to be stretched
What is extensibility?
Bending the sole of the foot by curling the toes to the ground is called what type of body movement
What is plantar flexion?
Pronation of the forearm (palm facing down) occurs because of this muscle
What is pronator teres?