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Movements
Regional Terms
Characteristics
Muscles of the Leg
Muscles of the Arm
100
Moving a body part away from the midline
What is abduction
100
Muscle on each side of the nose
What is nasalis
100
This muscle characteristic is defined as being brief or short
What is brevis
100
This muscle is the longest in the body, it's literal translation meaning "like a tailor"
What is sartorius
100
Large muscle located near scapula, back of the arm
What is triceps brachii
200
Moving in an upward direction
What is elevation
200
Connects the sternum and ends of the ribs
What is costalis
200
The definition of this appearance term means long and round
What is teres
200
A long, deep muscle located in the inner thigh that pulls the leg toward the body
What is adductor longus
200
Arm muscle flexes the elbow
What is brachioradialis
300
Decreasing the angle
What is flexion
300
Refers to the lower arm
What is ulnaris
300
A muscle in the leg that means "slender"
What is gracilis
300
This muscle is an extensor of the hip joint, located near the semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles
What is biceps femoris
300
Large muscle located on the front of the upper arm; opposite to the triceps
What is biceps brachii
400
Movement toward the mid-line of the body
What is adduction
400
The back of the head
What is occipitalis
400
This term means "largest" and often associated with the "glutes"
What is maximus
400
The muscle runs superficially across the front of the leg and is located near to the soleus
What is tibialis anterior
400
Large muscle in the lower arm flexes the fingers, located near the ulna
What is flexor digitorum superficialis
500
The act of lengthening a limb; the opposite of flexion
What is extension
500
This muscle is located behind and below the elbow
What is anconeus
500
This term is defined as "widest" and can be used to describe a part of the abdominal region
What is latissimus
500
The muscles located on either side of the gastrocnemius
What is soleus
500
Deep muscle located in the index finger next to the extensor pollicis longus
What is extensor indicis