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Anterior

Toward the front of the body

Posterior

Toward the back of the body

Superior

Toward the head or upper part of the body

Inferior

Toward the feet or the lower part of the body

Medial

Toward the midline of the body

Lateral

Away from the midline of the body

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment

Distal

Farther from the point of attachment

Supine

Body is lying on its back

Prone

Body is lying face down

Lateral

The body is laying on one side

Muscles

bundles, sheets, or rings of tissue that produce movement by contracting and pulling on the structures to which they are attached

duct

to bring

extens

to stretch out

fibr

fibers

flex

to bend

Kinesi

movement

Fasci

fibrous band

my
muscul
myos

muscle

plant

sole of foot

ten
tend
tendin

tendon

rotat

to revolve

tend

tendon

vers

to turn

ab

away from

ad

toward

circum

around

e

outward

asthenia

weakness

ion

action

kinesia

movement

tonia

tone

trophic

pertaining to development

Anatomical positions of the body

standard body orientations used in anatomy to describe the location of structures

Anatomical directions

standard terms used to describe the location of body parts relative to each other when the body is in the anatomical position

Muscles

Bundles of parallel muscle tissue fibers. As these fibers contract (shorten in length) they produce movement of or within the body

Skeletal Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Cardiac Muscle

three types of muscle tissue

voluntary or involuntary

Muscle tissue may be either _____ or _______

Skeletal Muscle

A __________ is directly or indirectly attached to a bone and produces voluntary movement of the skeleton

striated

Skeletal muscles are also referred to as _____ Muscle because of its striped appearance

Fascia tapers

The ________ at each end of a skeletal muscle to form a very strong tendon

Motor neurons

Skeletal muscles are stimulated by _________ of the nervous system

myoneural junction

The point at which the motor nerve contacts a muscle fiber is called the __________

Smooth muscle

muscle tissue is found in association with internal organs

Visceral muscle

Smooth muscles are also known as _______

walls of the hollow organs

Smooth muscle is found in the ___________

involuntary

Smooth muscles are responsible for the __________ associated with movement of the internal organs

Cardiac muscle

makes up the wall of the heart

Myocardium

Cardiac muscles are also known as _________

Origin

the less movable of the two bones is considered to be the starting point of the muscle

Insertion

the more movable bone is considered to be where the muscle ends

Action

the type of movement a muscle produces

Antagonistic pairs

meaning that they produce opposite actions

Superior

1

sagittal plane

2

Coronal Plane

3

Transverse PLane

4

Posterior

5

Inferior

6

Anterior

7

Lateral

8

Medial

9

Midline

0