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50 Cards in this Set
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a connective tissue; tendious seam medial to the rectus abdominus
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trunk anterior- linea alba
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large fan-shaped muscle covering upper portion of chest
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thorax and shoulder- pectoralis major (des & def)
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prime mover of arm flexion; adducts, medially rotates arm; with arm fixed, pulls chest upward (thus also acts in forced inspiration)
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thorax and shoulder- pectoralis major
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fan-shaped muscle deep to scapula; deep and inferior to pectoral muscles on lateral rib cage
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thorax and shoulder- serratus anterior (des & def)
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moves scapula foward toward chest wall; rotates scapula, causing inferior angle to move laterally and upward; abduction and raising of arm
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thorax and shoulder- serratus anterior
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fleshy triangular muscle forming shoulder muscle mass; inferior to pectoralis major; intramuscular injection site
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thorax and shoulder- deltoid (des & def)
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acting as a whole, prime mover of arm abduction; when only specific fibers are active, can aid in flexion, extension, and rotation of humerus
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thorax and shoulder- deltoid (action)
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flat thin muscle directly beneath and obscured by pectoralis major
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thorax and shoulder- pectoralis minor (des & def)
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with ribs fixed, draws scapula foward and inferiorly, with scapula fixed, draws rib cage superiorly
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thorax and shoulder- pectoralis minor (action)
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11 pairs lie between ribs; fibers run obliquely downward and foward toward sternum
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deep thorax for respiration- external intercoastals (des & loc)
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muscle layers run obliquely and at right angles to each other
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deep thorax for respiration- external and internal intercoastals
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pulls ribs toward one another to elevate rib cage; aids in inspiration
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deep thorax for respiration- external intercoastals (des & def)
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11 pairs lie between ribs; fibers run deep and at right angles of external intercoastals
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deep thorax for respiration- internal intercoastals (des & loc)
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draws ribs together to depress rib cage; aids in forced expiration; antagonist to external intercoastals
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deep thorax for respiration- internal intercoastals (action)
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medial superficial muscle, extends from pubis to rib cage; ensheathed by aponeuroses of oblique muscle; segmented
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abdominal wall- rectus abdominis (des & def)
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most superficial lateral muscle; fibers run downward and medially; enseathed by an aponeurosis
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abdominal wall- external oblique (des & def)
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flexes and rotates vertebral column; inc abdominal pressure; fixes and depresses ribs; stabilizes pelvis during walking; used in sit ups and curls
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abdominal wall- rectus abdominus (action)
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flexes and rotates vertebral column; inc abdominal pressure; fixes and depresses ribs; stabalizes pelvis during walking; used in sit ups and curls; aids in muscles of back in trunk rotation and lateral flexion; used in oblique curls
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abdominal wall- external oblique (action)
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most fibers run at right angles to those of external oblique which it underlies
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abdominal wall- internal oblique (des & def)
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flexes and rotates vertebral column; inc abdominal pressure; fixes and depresses ribs; stabalizes pelvis during walking; used in sit ups and curls; aids in muscles of back in trunk rotation and lateral flexion; used in oblique curls
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abdominal wall- internal oblique (action)
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deepest muscle of abdominal wall; fibers run horizontally
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abdominal wall- transverse abdominus (des & def)
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compress abdominal contents
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abdominal wall- transverse abdominus (action)
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sole, large fleshy muscle of posterior humerus; 3-headed origin
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forearm- triceps brachii (des & def)
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powerful forearm extensor; antagonist of forearm flexors (brachialis and biceps brachii)
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forearm- triceps brachii (action)
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most familiar muscle of anterior humerus bc this 2-headed muscle bulges when forearm is flexed.
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forearm- biceps brachii (des & def)
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flexion (powerful) of elbow and supination of forearm; "it turns the corkscrew and pulls the cork"; weak arm flexor.
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forearm- biceps brachii (action)
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superficial muscle of lateral forearm; forms lateral boundary of antecubital fossa
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forearm- brachioradialis (des & def)
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synerist in forearm flexion
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forearm- brachioradialis (action)
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immediately deep to bicepts brachii
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forearm- brachialis (des & def)
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a major flexor of forearm
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forearm- brachialis (action)
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seen in as uperficial view between proximal margins of brachioradialis and flexor carpi radialis
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superficial hand- pronator teres (des & def)
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acts synergistically with pronator quadratus to pronate forearm; weak elbow flexor
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superficial hand- pronator teres (action)
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superficially; runs diagonally across forearm
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superficial hand- flexor carpi radialis (des & def)
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reduces angle between 2 bones
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flexor
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hand
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radial
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powerful flexor of wrist; abducts hand
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superficial hand- flexor carpi radialis (action)
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sm fleshy muscle with a long tendon; medial to flexor carpi radialis
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superficial hand- palmaris longus (des & def)
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flexes wrist (weak); tenses skin and fascia of palm
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superficial hand- palmaris longus (action)
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deeper muscle (deep to muslces of superior hand); visible at distal end of forearm
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superficial hand- flexor digitorum superficialis (des & def)
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flexes wrist and middle phalanges of finger 2-5
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superficial hand- flexor digitorum superficialis (action)
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superficial; medial to extensor carpi radialis brevis
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superficial hand- extensor digitorum (des & def)
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prime mover of finger extension; extends wrist; can flare (abduct) fingers
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superficial hand- extensor digitorum (action)
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deep muscle at posterior aspect of elbow
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deep hand- supinator (des & def)
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acts with bicepts brachii to supinate forearm; antagonist of pronator muscles
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deep hand- supinator (action)
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two closely related muscles; fibers pass under inguinal ligament to insert into femur via a common tendon; iliacus is more lateral.
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thigh and leg- Illiopsas: illiacus and psoas major (action)
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flex trunk on thigh; flex thigh; lateral flexion of vertebral column (psoas)
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thigh and leg- Illiopsas: illiacus and psoas major (des & def)
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straplike superficial muscle running obliquely across anterior surface of thigh to knee
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thigh and leg- sartorius (des & def)
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flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh; flexes knee; known as "taylor's muscle" bc it helps effect cross-legged position in which taylors are ofter depicted
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thigh and leg- sartorius (action)
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large muscle mass forming medial aspect of thigh; one is superior to the other
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thigh and leg- adductors longus (superior) and magnus (des & def)
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adduct and medially rotate and flex thigh; posterior part of _ is also a synergist in thigh extension
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thish and leg- adductors longus and magnus (synergist) (des & def)
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