Vocab
Movement that allows a bone to move around a central axis
What is Rotation
tonic
What is tension
Zygomaticus major
What is smiling muscle
The brain controls the contraction of
What is Skeletal muscle
located on each side of the abdominus rectus.
Twists the trunk.
What is External Oblique
Muscle tissue with repeating sarcomeres giving a striped appearance
What is Striated
tri-
What is three
Sternocleidomastoid
What is rotates the head and flexes the neck
Muscles move bones by pulling on
them
What is Movement
Located on each side of the abdominus rectus
below the external obliques. Assists with twisting the trunk and respiration.
What is Internal Oblique
Palm facing up or when walking the weight is on the outside of the foot
What is Supination
-trophy
What is development
External intercostals
What is between the ribs. Assist the lungs by raising the ribcage
Wasting away of muscle usually due to not being used
What is Atrophy
Latissimus Dorsi
What is lower back muscle. Largest muscle in the
upper body.
Muscles that help support a joint
What is Synergists
Diaphragm
What is thin muscle that separates the thoracic and
abdominal cavities. Contracts and flattens when you inhale.
an increase in the size of the muscle cell
What is Hypertrophy
Between the ribs. Assist the lungs by raising the
ribcage
What is External intercostals
Rectus Abdominus
What is Rectus means long thin muscle. These are your abs “six pack”. They help bend your abdomen
When muscles are slightly contracted and ready to
pull. This can be achieved by proper nutrition & exercises
What is Muscle tone
thin muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
What is Diaphragm