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Lab Quiz Test 3 Char of Muscle Naming
Name & Meaning/Matching Quiz Anatomy 1st Semester NMSU QUIZ
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/20/2009

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Term
Rectus (direction)
Definition
Parallel to midline (rectus abdominis)
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Transverse (direction)
Definition
Perpendicular to midline(transversus abdominis)
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Oblique (direction)
Definition
Diagonal to midline (external oblique)
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Maximus (size)
Definition
Largest (gluteus maximus)
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Minimus (size)
Definition
smallest (gluteus minimus)
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Longus (size)
Definition
Long (adductor longus)
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Brevis (size)
Definition
short (adductor brevis)
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Latissimus (size)
Definition
widest (Latissimus dorsi)
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Longissimus (size)
Definition
longest (longissimus capitis)
Term
Magnus (size)
Definition
large (adductor magnus)
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major (size)
Definition
larger (pectoralis major)
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minor (size)
Definition
smaller (pectoralis minor)
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vastus (size)
Definition
huge (vastus lateralis)
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deltoid (shape)
Definition
triangular (deltoid)
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trapezius (shape)
Definition
trapezoid (trapezius)
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serratus (shape)
Definition
sawtoothed (serratus anterior)
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rhomboid (shape)
Definition
diamond-shaped (rhomboid major)
Term
orbicularis (shape)
Definition
circular (orbicularis oculi)
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pectinate (shape)
Definition
comblike (pectineus)
Term
piriformis (shape)
Definition
pear-shaped (piriformmis)
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platys (shape)
Definition
flat platysma
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quadratus (shape)
Definition
square 4 sided quadratus femoris
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gracilis (shape)
Definition
slender (gracilis)
Term
flexor
Definition
decreases a joint angle
Term
extensor
Definition
increases a joint angle
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abductor
Definition
moves a bone away from the midline
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adductor
Definition
moves a bone closer to the midline
Term
levator
Definition
raises or elevates a body part
Term
depressor
Definition
lowers or depresses a body part
Term
supinator
Definition
turns palm anteriorly
Term
sphincter
Definition
decresases the size of an opening
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rotator
Definition
rotates a bone around its longitudinal axis
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biceps
Definition
has 2 origins
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triceps
Definition
has 3 origins
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quadriceps
Definition
has 4 origins
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a location is?
Definition
a structure near which a muscle is found 'temporalis' for example is a muscle near the temporal bone
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an origin and insertion is?
Definition
sites where muscle originates and inserts... example.. sternocleidomastoid, originates on sternum and clavicle... inserts on the m. process of the temporal bone
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