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93 Cards in this Set
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sartorius
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flexes and laterally rotates thigh; flexes knee; brings about cross legged position
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adductor magnus
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adduct and laterally rotate and flex thigh; posterior part of magnus also synergist in thigh extension
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adductor longus
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adduct and laterally rotate and flex thigh
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adduct and laterally rotate and flex thigh
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adduct and laterally rotate and flex thigh
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rectus femoris
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extends knee and flexes thigh at hip
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vastus lateralus
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extends knee
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vastus medialis
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extends knee
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vastus intermedius
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extends knee
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tibialis anterior
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prime mover of dorsiflexion; inverts foot
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extensor digitorum longus
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prime mover of toe extension; dorsiflexes foot
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fibularis muscles
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plantar flexes and everts foot
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gluteus maxmum
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powerful hip extensor (most effective when hip flexed like when climbing stairs)
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gluteus medius
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abducts and medially rotates thigh; steadies pelvis during walking
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biceps femoris
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extends thigh; laterally flexes knee
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semitendinosus
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extends thigh; flexes knee; medially rotates leg
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semimembranosus
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extends thigh; flex knee; medially rotates leg
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gastrocnemius
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plantar flexes foot; crosses knee joint; flexes knee when foot is dorsiflexed
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soleus
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plantar flexes foot
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cerebral hemispheres
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most superior part of brain
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gyri
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elevated ridges
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fissures/sulci
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depressed areas
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cerebral white matter
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cerebral tissue consisting of fiber tracts carrying impulses to and from the brain
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cerebral gray matter
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contains cell bodies of cerebral neurons
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cerebral cortex
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outermost gray matter of the cerebrum
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nuclei
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buried within the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres- islands of gray matter
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brain stem
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made up of cerebral peduncles, pons, and medulla oblongata
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dura mater
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outermost membrane; the periosteal is attached to periosteum and the meningeal layer forms the outermost brain covering and continues down the spinal cord
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arachnoid mater
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middle layer; weblike, underlies the dura mater and attach to the innermost membrane, the pia mater
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pia mater
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innermost membrane; highly vascular and clings to brain surface
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choroid plexus
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small capillary knots hanging from roof of the ventricles of the brain
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arachnoid villi
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specialized projections of the arachnoid tissue; protrude through dura mater to allow csf to drain back into venous blood
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cerebral hemispheres
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most superior part of the brain
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occipital lobe
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back
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parietal lobe
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side/back
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frontal lobe
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front
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insular lobe
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longitudinal fissure
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deep groove that divides the cerebral hemispheres--sagittally
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central sulcus
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divides frontal from parietal- frontal plane
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lateral sulcus (sylvian fissure)
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separates temporal from parietal
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pons
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bridge; consists of motor and sensory fiber tracts connecting the brain with lower cns centers
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medulla
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composed of fiber tracts; houses vital autonomic centers involved in control of visceral activities like <3 rate, respiratory rhythm
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cerebellum
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cauliflower-like; under occipital lobe of cerebrum. has two hemispheres and a convoluted surface
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corpus callosum
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major fiber tract connecting the cerebral hemispheres; arches above diencephalon structures
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thalamus
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2 large lobes of gray matter that laterally enclose the shallow third ventricle of the brain
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hypothalamus
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important autonomic center involved in regulation of body temperature and water balance
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pineal body
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part of endocrine system
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choroid plexus
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structure of epithalamus; capillary knots w/i each ventricle that form CSF
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arbor vitae
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treelike branching of cerebellar white matter
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lateral ventricle
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in cerebral hemispheres (2 ventricles)
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3rd ventrical
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dsa
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cerebral aqueduct
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dfs
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Supraspinous
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Lateral rotation, holds humerus in place
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Infraspinous
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Lateral rotation, holds humerus in place
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Teres minor
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Lateral rotation, holds humerus in place
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Subscapularis
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Medial rotation, holds humerus in place
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Rhomboids (major/minor)
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Retracts scapula, pulling shoulder back
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epicranius- frontalis
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with aponeurosis fixed, raises eyebrows
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epicranius- occipitalis
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pulls scalp posteriorly
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orbicularis oculi
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close eyes, blinking, squinting
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zygomaticus
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smile- raise lateral corners of mouth
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orbicularis oris
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close mouth, purse lips kiss
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masseter
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close jaw, elevate mandible
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temporalis
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close jaw, elevate mandible
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buccinator
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compress cheek (whistling) hold food between teeth during chewing
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platysma
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depress mandible; pulls lower lip back down (downward sag of mouth)
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sternocleidomastoid
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simultaneous contaction of both muscles of pair causes flexion of neck forward- rotate head to opposite shoulder
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pectoralis major
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prime mover of arm flexion; adducts, medially rotates arm
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deltoid
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prim omver of arm abduction; aid in flexion, extension, rotation of humerus
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trapezius
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extend neck; adducts scapula and stabilizes it
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latissimus dorsi
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prime mover of arm extension; adducts, medially rotates arm- bring arm down in powerful stroke
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Supraspinatus
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Lateral rotation, holds humerus in place
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infraspinous
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Lateral rotation, holds humerus in place
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teres minor
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Lateral rotation, holds humerus in place
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Subscapularis
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Lateral rotation, holds humerus in place
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rhomboids (major/minor)
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Retracts scapula, pulling shoulder back
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Biceps brachii
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flex elbow, supinate forearm
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brachialis
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major arm flexor
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Brachioradialis
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synergist of brachialis in forearm flexion
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Triceps brachii
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powerful forearm extensor; antagonist of biceps brachii
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Pronator teres
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pronates forearm
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Flexor carpi radialis
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powerful wrist flexor; abducts hand
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Flexor carpi ulnaris
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powerful flexor of wrist; adducts hand
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Flexor digitorum superficialis
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flex wrist and middle phalanges of 2nd through 5th finger
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Extensor carpi radialis longus
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extends, abducts wrist
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Extensor carpi ulnaris
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extends, adducts wrist
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Extensor digitorum
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prime mover of finger extension; extend wrist (flare) adduct fingers
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flexion/extension
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decrease angle of a joint; increase angle of joint
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abduction/adduction
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away from midline/toward midline
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rotation
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movement of bone around its longitudinal axis- ball and socket and atlas
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circumduction
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combo of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction commony observed in ball-and-socket joints like shoulder
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pronation/supination
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movement of palm from anterior/upward facting to a posterior/downward facing position.
supinatoin: from posterior to anterior |
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inversion/eversoin
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movement results in medial turning of sole of foot
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dorsiflexion/ plantar flexion
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movement of anklen joint in dorsal direction; movemtn down
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