Going Greek/Latin
Name that Muscle
Structure of Muscle
Muscle movement
Muscular System
100
This Greek prefix means "over".
What is epi-?
100
The muscle group identified with the circle.
What is the quadriceps group?
100
This is the thin myofilament that is responsible for muscle contraction.
What is Actin?
100
The place that a muscle attaches to the moveable bone.
What is insertion?
100
The strong, tough, connective tissue that attaches muscles to bones.
What is tendon?
200
This prefix means "surrounding"
What is peri-?
200
The muscle indicated with the arrow.
What is the biceps brachii?
200
Long thin muscle cells that are covered by the endomysium.
What is a muscle fiber?
200
Having control over the action of a muscle
What is voluntary?
200
These muscles are voluntary.
What is skeletal muscle?
300
This prefix means "within".
What is end-?
300
The muscle indicated by the arrow.
What is the trapezius?
300
These bundles are found within each muscle and are covered by the perimysium.
What is a fascicle?
300
The point of muscle attachment to the more stationary bone.
What is origin?
300
This type of muscle is striated, interwoven , and very strong.
What is cardiac muscle?
400
This is the latin prefix meaning "above".
What is supra-?
400
The muscle indicated by the arrow.
What is the gluteus Maximus?
400
This structure is attached to the bone by tendons and covered by epimysium.
What is muscle?
400
This is the muscle doing the action or contracting.
What is prime mover?
400
The 3 main types of muscle
What are cardiac, smooth, and skeletal?
500
This latin prefix means "below" or "under".
What is infra-?
500
The muscle indicated by the arrow.
What is the gluteus medius?
500
This is the thick myofilament that is responsible for muscle contraction.
What is myosin?
500
During muscle movement this is the term used to describe the muscle that is relaxing.
What is antagonist?
500
These muscles function involuntarily and are responsible for such things as circulation and digestion.
What is smooth muscle?
600
This latin prefix means pertaining to the back.
What is dorsi, dorso, or dorsal? (Only need one of these)
600
The muscle indicated by the arrow.
What is the deltoid?
600
Thead like organelles that are structured in long striated units.
What is a sarcomere?
600
These muscles "help" during muscle movement but are not the prime mover.
What is synergistic?
600
Latin in nature and makes reference to such things as size, shape, location, orientation, origin and insertion, muscfunction, and/or number of muscle origins.
What are muscle names?
700
This latin prefix means "twice" or "double".
What is bi-?
700
The muscle indicated by the arrow.
What is the latissimus dorsi?
700
This allows muscle to slide without building up friction.
What are muscle membranes?
700
This is the middle part of a muscle, between the origin and insertion.
What is the belly?
700
A group of inherited diseases that lead to chronic, progressive muscle atrophy
What is muscular dystrophy?