Med Term Chapter 4

Front 1

Plantar Flexion

Back 1

is the movement that bends the foot downward at the ankle

Front 2

hyperextension

Back 2

is the extreme or overextension of a limb or a body part beyond its normal limit

Front 3

gluteus maximus

Back 3

is the largest muscle of the buttock

Front 4

hamstring group

Back 4

located at the back of the upper leg, consists of three separate muscles; biceps femoris semitendinosous and semimembranosus

Front 5

lateralis

Back 5

means toward the side

Front 6

medialis

Back 6

toward the midline

Front 7

vastus lateralis

Back 7

is a muscle toward the outerside of the leg

Front 8

vastus medialis

Back 8

is a muscle toward the midline of the leg

Front 9

sphincter

Back 9

is a ring like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway

Front 10

transversre

Back 10

in a crosswise direction

Front 11

deltoid

Back 11

forms the muscular cap of the shoulder

Front 12

supination

Back 12

the act of rotating the arm or the leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned forward or upward

Front 13

adduction

Back 13

is the movement of a limb toward the midline of the body

Front 14

abduction

Back 14

is the movement of a limb awat from the midline of the body

Front 15

frontalis

Back 15

occiptifrontales, muscles is in the forehead it raises and lowers the eyebrows

Front 16

gastrocnemius

Back 16

is the calf muscle that flexes the knee and bends the foot downward "stomach of the leg"

Front 17

relaxation

Back 17

occurs when a muscle returns to its original form

Front 18

adhesion

Back 18

is a band of finrous tissue that holds structuters together abnormally

Front 19

pronation

Back 19

the act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned downward or backward

Front 20

triceps bachii

Back 20

also known as triceps is formed from 3 divisions

Front 21

biceps brachii

Back 21

also known as biceps is formed from 2 divisions

Front 22

extension

Back 22

increasing the angle between the 2 bones or straightening out of a limb

Front 23

rotation

Back 23

is a circular movement around an axis such as the shoulder joint

Front 24

trapezius

Back 24

moves the head and shoulder blade

Front 25

temporalis

Back 25

moves the lower jaw up and back to close the mouth

Front 26

circumduction

Back 26

is the circular movement at the far end of a limb

Front 27

deltoid muscle

Back 27

located on the shoulder as shaped like an inverted triangle which is the greek letter delta

Front 28

dorsiflexion

Back 28

is the movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle

Front 29

contraciton

Back 29

is the tightening of a muscle

Front 30

pectoralis major

Back 30

makes up the bulk of the chest muscles

Front 31

flexion

Back 31

means decreasing the angle between 2 bone by bending a limb at a joint

Front 32

depression

Back 32

is the act of lowering a body part

Front 33

elevation

Back 33

is the act of raising or lifting a body part

Front 34

oblique

Back 34

slanted or at an angle

Front 35

masseter

Back 35

which is one of the strongest in the body, moves the lower jaw up to close the mouth when chewing