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28 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Place of attachment that is stationary where muscle attaches to bone
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Origin
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Place of attachment that is mobile where muscle attaches to bone
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Insertion
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The movement that the muscle makes
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Action
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Exploration of the body using pads of fingers to find characteristics in the muscle
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Palpation
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Closer to the surface of the skin/body
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Superficial
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Away from the surface of the skin/body
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Deep
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Closer to the mid line of the body
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Medial
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Away from the mid line of the body
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Lateral
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Closer to the trunk of the body or point of origin
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Proximal
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Farther away from the trunk closer to the feet
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Distal
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Closer to the head
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Superior
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Farther away from the head
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Inferior
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Front of the body/Ventral
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Anterior
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Back of the body/Dorsal
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Posterior
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One side of the body
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Unilateral
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Both sides of the body
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Bilateral
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Prime mover, the muscle performing the action(biceps)
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Agonist
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Assists the prime mover
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Synergist
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Works in opposition of the prime mover(triceps)
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Antagonist
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Stabilizes the rest of the body while the movement occurs
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Fixator
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Shortening of the muscle
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Concentric action
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Lengthening of the muscle while there is some resistance
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Eccentric action
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Shortening of the joint
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Flexion
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Opening of the joint
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Extension
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Adding to the body
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Adduction
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Moving away from the body
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Abduction
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Adding to the body horizontally
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Transverse Adduction
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Moving away from the body horizontally
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Transverse Abduction
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