Muscular System 1
What is it called when moving a joint in a circle?
Circumduction
What is the upper anterior arm muscle called?
Bicpes brachii
What is the anatomical name of the shoulder muscle?
Deltoid
What is the muscle called on the back of the lower leg that flexes and supinates the sole of the foot?
Gastrocnemius
What is moving a body part away from the midline called?
Abduction
What is the muscle called that is on the front of the upper thigh that abducts the thigh?
Sartorius
What is the muscle called that is also known as the buttocks and extends and rotates the thigh?
Gluteus maximus
What are the muscle between your ribs called?
Intercostal muscles
What is the upper posterior arm muscle called?
Triceps brachii
What is increasing the angle between two bones called?
Extension
Decreasing an angle between two bones is called what?
Flexion
What is the correct name for the upper chest muscles?
Pectoralis major
What is the muscle called located on the upper back and neck that extends and moves the shoulders?
Trapezius
What is the muscle called on the front of the lower leg that flexes and inverts the foot?
Tibialis anterior
Name two ways that skeletal muscles attach to bones.
Tendons and Fascia
What is the muscle called that extends from the spine around to the chest?
Latissimus dorsi
What is the muscle called that extends from your ribs to your anterior pelvis?
Rectus abdominis
What are the three types of muscles?
Skeletal, Cardiac, and Visceral
What are the four characteristics that all muscles have?
Excitability, Contractility, Extensibility, Elasticity
What is a severe tightening of a flexor muscle resulting in a permanent bending of a joint called?
Contracture
Moving a body part toward the midline is called what?
Adduction
What is it called when muscles are not used for a long time and shrink and lose strength?
Atrophy
What is the muscle called located on the side of the neck that turns and flexes the head?
Sternocleidomastoid
What is the group of muscles called that is on the front of the thigh that extends the leg?
Quadriceps femoris
What is the state of partial contraction of a muscle called?
Muscle tone