Muscular System
The function of the masseter muscle
close the jaw
Myology is the study of the structure, function and diseases of the
Muscles
The epicranius is formed by two muscles called the frontalis and the
occipitalis
The midsection of the muscle is called
the belly
muscles that draw the fingers togethers
adductors
Muscles makes up approxiamately what percentage of the body's weight
40% to 50%
Triangle shaped, covers the shoulder, lifts or turns the arm
Deltoid
What term means "in front Of"
anterior
What muscle bends the wrist and closes the fingers
flexor
What muscle straightens the finger
extensor
The muscle that responds automatically to control various body functions
non-striated
The muscles that control the closing of the eyelids and are known as the
orbicularis oculi
Muscles affected by massage are generally massaged
insertion attachment to origin attachment
Muscles that seperate the fingers
abductors
The muscle of the heart itself and the only muscle of its type in the human body
cardiac muscle
The muscle that turns the palm of the hand up
supinator
The muscle that causes the foot to invert and turn outward
peroneus longus
What muscle flexes the joint of the small toe?
flexor digiti minimi brevis
The muscle that controls the eyebrows, drawing them in and downward
corrugator
One function of the muscular system includes supporting the
skeletal system
The muscle that runs across the front of the lower part of the radius and the ulna and turns the palm of the hand downwad and inward
pronator
The muscle that aids in drawing the head back and elevating the shoulder blades is known as
trapezius
The muscular located below the lower lip that pulls the lower lip down or to the side is known as the
quadratus labii inferioris
Which muscle is located on the outside of of the lower leg and bends the foot up and extends the toes
extensor digitorum longus
The coordination of which two muscles enables the body to perform chewing (mastication)
temporalis and masseter