Gen ana lab muscles pt 1

movement/circulation/digestion

functions of muscles

Aponeurosis

Muscle-to-muscle connection; a sheet-like fibrous tissue binding muscles together.

ligaments

Bone-to-bone connection; strong connective tissue stabilizing joints.

tendons

Muscle-to-bone connection; fibrous cords that anchor muscle to skeleton.

Skeletal Muscle

Striated and voluntary; muscle under conscious control responsible for body movement.

Cardiac Muscle

Striated and involuntary; specialized muscle of the heart that contracts rhythmically.

Smooth Muscle

Non-striated and involuntary; found in walls of organs, controlling internal movement.

vastus

great

maximus

large

longus

long

minimus

small

brevis

short

latissimus

wide

deltoid

triangularrh

rhomboid

shaped like rhomboid

teres

round

trapezius

trapezoid

rectus

straight

transverse

across

oblique

diagonally

orbicularis

circular

pectoralis

chest

dorsi

of the back

abdominis

abdomen

gluteus

buttock or rump

brachii

arm

femoris

thigh

oris

mouth

supra

above

infra

below

sub

under or beneath

lateralis

lateral

biceps

two heads

triceps

three heads

quadriceps

four heads

digastric

two bellies

abductor/adductor/flexor/extensor/levator/depressor/rotator/constrictor/dilator/tensor

actions of the muscles

genio

chin

glosso/glossal

tongue

hallucis

great toe

ilio

ilium

inguinal

groin

lumborum

lumbar region

nasalis

nose

nuchal

back of neck

oculo

eye

palpebrae

eyelid

pollicis

thumb

abdominis

abdomen

anconeus

elbow

auricularis

auricle of the ear

brachialis

brachium

capitis

head

carpi

wrist

cervicis

neck

cleido/clavius

clavicle

coccygeus

coccyx

costalis

ribs

cutaneous

skin

femoris

femur

popliteus

behind the knee

psoas

loin

radialis

radius

scapularis

scapula

temporalis

temples

thoracis

thoracic region

tibialis

tibia

ulnaris

ulna

uro

urinary