Name the Muscle
This muscle is found in the chest
Pectoralis Major
The ability to contract without the involvement of a nerve supply
Automaticity
Plantar Flexion
My/o, muscul/o
Muscle
Which muscle type is found only in the heart?
Cardiac Muscle
Name one of the 2 muscles found in the buttock
Gluteus Maximus or Gluteus Medius
The ability to contract (shorten)
Contractility
The rotation of an arm or leg in a circlular motion
Circumduction
-algia
pain
Which muscle type is involuntary?
smooth muscle
This muscle is responsible for raising your eyebrows
The Frontalis
When a spring is stretched and then released, it returns to its original position, just like this muscle property?
Elasticity
Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body
abduction
Kinesi/o
Movement
The deltoids are found in the?
Shoulders
What are the two main muscles in the Quads?
Sartorius and Rectus Femoris
The ability to receive and respond to a nerve impulse by contracting
Excitability
the straightening of a limb after it has been flexed
extension
Myoplasty
surgical repair of a muscle
The hamstrings group are located on the?
Posterior thigh
What is the other name for the calf muscle?
the ability to be stretched
Extensibility
The turning outward of the sole of the foot
Eversion
Ambul/o
to walk or move about
What is the medical term for inflammation of the tendon?
Tendonitis