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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