Medical Meanings
Word that refers to air
aer- or aero-
group of three muscles in the back of each thigh
hamstring
allow you to bend your arms at the elbow
biceps
Angle between of a joint
flexors
what do muscles do on their days off
they go to the muscle beach!
Word that refers to bones
osteo
inner thigh and draw the leg inward toward the body
abductors
extend or straighten your arms
triceps
muscles that increase angle between bones
extensors
Why are abs so reliable
They can always stomach a tough situation!
word that means movement
kinesis
Forms the curves of you shoulder
deltoid muscle
pull upper leg downward and backward
gluteus maximums
what is the muscle located on each sides of the head, connects the mandible to cranium and allow you to close you jaw
masseter
how do muscles like to relax
they have a stretch session!
word that means muscle
my- or myo-
extend from the sternum toward the outside of the chest
pectoralis major
allow you to shrug or pull your shoulders back and tilt your head back so you can look up
trapezius
the slight tension in a relaxed muscle in which a small percentage of muscle fibers are contracted at any given moment even though muscle is at rest
muscle tone
why did the muscle refuse to lift weights
Because it didn't want to add any tension!
word that refers to arm
Brachia
What is the muscle called that is connected to the humerus of each arm to the lumbar region of the spine?
latissimus dorsi
lifts the lower leg, and turns the leg inward, as when you sit cross-legged
Satorius
the muscle that connects the temporal bones of the skull with the sternum and clavicles
sternocleidomastoid
why don't muscles ever get lost
Because the always go in groups!