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study of muscles
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myology
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functions of muscles
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movement; stability; control of body openings and passages; heat production
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thin sleeve of loose connective tissue that surrounds each muscle fiber; creates room for blood capillaries and nerve fibers to reach every muscle fiber ensuring that no muscle cell is w/out stimulation and nourishment
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endomysium
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perimyseum: thicker connective tissue sheath that wraps muscle fibers together in bundles called:
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fassicles
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a fibrous sheath that surrounds the entire muscle .
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epimyseum
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sheet of connective tissue that seperates neighboring muscles or muscle groups from each other and from the subcutaneous tissue.
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fascia
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muscles that are thick in the middle and tapered at each end. ex: biceps brachii
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fusiform muscles
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muscles that have a fairly uniform width and parallel fasciles ex: rectus abdominis
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parallel muscles
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fan shaped muscles that are borad at the orgiin and converging toward a narrower insertion. ex: pectoralis major
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triangular (convergent) muscles
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feather shaped muscles. can be uni- or bi-. ex:rectus femoris
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pennate muscles
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muscles that form rings around certain body openings
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circular muscles/ sphincters
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muscle attachment where the muscle ends and gap is bridged by a tendon
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indirect attachment
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attachment of muscle to bone is bridged by spanned collagen fibers.
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direct attachment
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bony site of muscle attachment at the relatively stationary end is called
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origin
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the muscle attachment site at its more mobile end is called its
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insertion
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the thick middle region of muscle is called the
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belly
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the muscle that produces most of the force during a particular action is called
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the prime mover/ agonist
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a muscle that aids the prime mover
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synergist
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a muscle that opposes the prime mover
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antagonist
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muscles that act on opposite sides of a joint
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an antagonist pair
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a muscle that prevents a bone from moving
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fixator
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a muscle is entirely contained within a region, having both its insertion and origin there; ex: tongue, back, foot
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intrinsic muscle
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muscle that acts upon a region but has its origin elsewhere; ex:fingers are moved by muscles of the forearms
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extrinsic muscle.
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the ____ of a muscle refers to the identity of the nerve that stimulates it
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innervation
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muscles are innervated by 2 groups of nerves. what are they?
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spinal nerves and cranial nerves
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what muscle elevates eyebrows & wrinkles skin of forehead?
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frontalis
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what muscle retracts the scalp; fixes gale aponeurotica so frontalis can act on eyebrows?
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occipitalis
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what muscle elevates upper eyelid and opens the eye
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levator palpebrae superioris
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what muscle draws eyebrows medially and downward in frowning and concentration & squint?
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corrugator supercilii
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what muscle widens nostrils?
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nasalis
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the point of convergence of muscles of the face just lateral to each angle of the lips.
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modiolus
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elevates and everts upper lip when sad or serious
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levator labii superioris
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elevates angle of mouth as in smiling
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levator anguli oris
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draws angle of mouth upward and laterally in laughing
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zygomaticus major
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elevates upper lip exposes uppper teeth in smiling
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zygomaticus minor
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draws angle of mouth laterally in expressions of laughing, horror, or disdain
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risorius
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draws angle of mouth laterally and downward in opening mouth or sad expressions
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depressor anguli oris
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draws lower lip downward and laterally in chewing
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depressor labii inferioris
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elevates and protrudes lower lip in drinking, pouting, and wrinkles skin of chin
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mentalis
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compresses cheek against teeth and gums.
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buccinator
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draws lower lip downward in expressions of horror or surprise, may aid in opening mouth widely
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platysma
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depresses tongue
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hyoglossus
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draws tongue upwards and posteriorly
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styloglossus
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unilateral action draws tongue to one side;
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genioglossus
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elevation, retraction, and lateral and medial excursion of mandible
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temporalis muscle
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elevation of the mandible
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masseter & medial pterygoid
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chewing, swallowing, and vocalizing
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hyoid muscles
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depresses mandible when hyoid is fixed. opens mouth widely.
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digastric muscle
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depresses mandible when hyoid is fixed; elvates and protects hyoid when mandible is fixed.
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geniohyoid muscle
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forms floor of mouth.
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mylohyoid & stylohyoid
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depresses hyoid after it has been elevated
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omohyoid & sternohyoid
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during swallowing, these muscles contract in order to drive food into esophagus
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pharyngeal constrictors
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movement toward the opposite side, as when contraction of a muscle on the left turns the face to the right
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contralateral movement
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opposite of contralateral. movement of muscle to same side as the muscle
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ipsilateral movement
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hold the head erect or draw it back; extends and laterally flexes the neck
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extensors of the neck; trapezius
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acting unilaterally, produce ipsilateral felxion and slight roation of head, extend head when acting bilaterally
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splenius capitis
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when this muscle contracts it causes inspiration and when it rises it causes expiration
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diaphragm
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the muscle that runs vertically for the entire length of the back from the cranium to the sacrum.
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erector spinae
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stabilization of adjacent vertebrae, maintenance of posture, control of vertebral movement when erector spinae acts on vertebral column
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multifidus
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maintains erection of penis or clirtois by compressing deep structures of the organ and forcing blood forward into its body
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ischiocavernosus
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expel urine & semen during ejaculation. aids in erection
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bulbospongiosus
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retains urine in bladder
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external urethral sphincter
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aids in urine retention in females only
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compressor urethrae
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retains feces in rectum
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external anal sphincter
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any condition where the viscera protrude thru a weak point in the muscular wall of the abdominopelvic cavity
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a hernia
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