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Agonist muscle |
Prime mover |
Biceps brachii |
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Syngerist |
Muscle assists to the primary muscle for same action |
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Antagonist |
Muscle opposes the action of another muscle |
Triceps brachii/ Biceps brachii |
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Convergent |
A broad area of the muscle converges on narrow sote of tendon. |
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Fixators |
Group of muscles stabilize the orgin of the prime mover so that the prime mover can act more efficiently. |
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The bones which serve as levers in the body |
1. Change in the direction of movement. 2. Change the distance of movement produced by force. 3. Change the speed of movement produced by force. |
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First class levers |
1. Fulcrum is between the effort (force) and resistance. (e.f.r) |
Head resting on the vetrebral column |
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Second class levers |
Resistance (load) is between fulcrum and effort. fre |
Standing on toes by contracting gastronemius |
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Third class levers |
Most common class. Effort between fulcrum and resistance. FER |
Flexion of forearm |
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Rectus indicates name of musclethat the fibers run... |
Parallel to long axis of body |
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Glossus |
Tounge muscle |
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Costal |
Chest muscles |
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Some muscles of facial expression include |
Depressor labii inferior, Buccinator, mentalis, risorsius, platysma. |
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Kissing muscle |
Orbicularis oris |
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What muscle wrinkles the brow? |
Corrugator superficili |
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Orbicularis oculi |
Closes eye |
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Levator palpebrae |
Opens eye |
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Which muscle inserts on the skin of the chin and functions to elevate and protrude lips. |
Mentalis |
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What muscle inserts on the cartilage of the nose to move the nose and change position of the nostrils |
PROCETRS |
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One of the six extrinsic eye muscle include superior oblique |
Eye roll, look superiorly, and laterally |
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Another one of the six extrinsic eye muscles include inferior oblique |
Eye rolls, looks superiorly and laterally |
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Muscles for chewing include |
Masseter, temporalis, and lateral pterygoid. |
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Which muscle elevates the mandible and closes the jaw |
Masseter |
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Which muscle inserts to the coracoid process of the mandible to elevate the mandible? |
Temporalis |
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which muscles open the jaw? |
Lateral Pterygoid |
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Which is the strongest jaw muscle? |
Masseter |
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which muscle action is to open the mouth by elevating the larynx and depressing the mandible |
Digastricus |
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Which muscle elevates the tongue? |
Palatoglossus |
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Which muscle retracts the tongue? |
Styloglossus |
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Which muscle depresses and protract the tounge? |
Genioglossus |
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Which muscle depresses and retract the tongue? |
Hypoglossus |
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External intercostal interferes with |
Inhalation |
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The internal intercostal interferes with |
Exhalation |
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Origin of quadrants lumborum |
Illiac crest |
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Muscle in the urogenital triangle include |
1. Ischiocavernosus, bulbospongiosus ( for erection, ejaculation and orgasm when contacted 2.Perineus muscle group 3.external urethral sphincter |
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The muscles in the anal triangle include |
1. Levator ani 2. External anal sphincter 3. Coccygeus |
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Which muscle is to abduction the upper arm |
The deltoid muscle |
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Which muscle is too adduct the upper arm? |
Pectoralis major |
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Which muscle is to flex and adduct the palm ? |
Flexor carpi ulnaris |
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Which muscle is to flex an abduct the palm? |
Flexor carpi radialis |
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The most commonly injured structure of the rotator cuff is the tendon of the |
Supraspinatus muscle |
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Hamstring muscles include |
1. Biceps femoris 2. Semimembranosus 3. Semitendinosis |
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What muscle unlocks the knee joint is the |
Popliteus muscle |
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quadriceps muscles include |
Vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius,vastus medialis and rectus femoris |
Vastus lateralis- site for IM injections for infants and children Vastus intermedius originates along The entire length of linea aspera of the femur. Rectus femoris- do not confuse with biceps femoris hamstring |
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What is the action of the tibialis anterior |
Dorsiflexion of the foot and invertion of the foot at intertarsal joint |
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What is the action of the gastronemius |
Plantar flexion of foot at ankle joint and Flex leg at knee joint |
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Muscles located entirely within an organ are called |
Intrinsic muscles |
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The pectineus, Illicus, psoas, and piriformis are muscles that act to |
Adduct thigh |
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Hamstring muscles, gracilis, and sartorius are muscles that act to |
Flex the leg |
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The transverse abdominal muscle compresses |
The abdomen |
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The iliotibial tract inserts of the |
Gluteus maximus |
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Pectineus muscle |
Flex and adduct the thigh |
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Coracobrachialis muscle |
acts to flex and adduct the arm humerus |
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The muscles that lateral rotate the thigh include |
Gluteus maximus, obturator internus and obturator externus |
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