Category 1
Voluntary muscles
Skeletal
Having control over the action of a muscle
voluntary
Gyatt
gluteus maximus
Located on the back of the thigh between the hip and knee
hamstring
Peri-
surrounding or enclosing
Pull the leg sideways away from the body
Abductors
Group of muscles on the back of the thigh
hamstrings
The inner thigh that draws the leg forward
Adductors
The muscle on the upper arm that extends the lower arm
triceps brachii
My- or Myo-
Muscle
involuntary muscles are also called
Cardiac Muscles
Circular movement of a limb
circumduction
Adducts your arm and is found on the front if the chest
Pectoralis major
Compresses abdomen and allows lateral flexion and rotation of the vertebral column
external oblique
Kenises
movement
The 4 large muscles on the front of the thigh
quadriceps
The muscle on the upper back and neck that extends the head and moves the shoulder
trapezius
Muscle that extends diagonally downward from the front of the pelvis
The ability of a muscle to respond to a stimulus
excitability
Brachia
arm
The muscle that stabilizes the scapula and allows shoulders to be pulled back
Rhomboids
Movement away from the midline
abduction
The ability of a muscle to be stretched
extensibility
Allow you to bend your arms at the elbow
biceps brachii
osteo-
Bones