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Vocab Used in Studying the Muscular System
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
01/30/2015

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Abduct
Definition
to move a skeletal part away from the midline
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Adduct
Definition
to move a skeletal part nearer to the midline
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Agonist
Definition
a muscle that has the primary effect in a particular action
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Antagonist
Definition
a muscle whose action is opposite that of another muscle
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Antebrachium
Definition
the forearm
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Aponeurosis
Definition
a broad, sheetlike tendon
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Axillary
Definition
having to do with the region of the armpit
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Belly
Definition
the middle or the largest part of a muscle
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Biceps
Definition
having two heads
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Brachium
Definition
the upper arm
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Capitis
Definition
having to do with the head
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Deep Fascia
Definition
dense connective tissue on the surface of individual muscles
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Deltoid
Definition
triangular
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Digastric
Definition
having two bellies
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Digital
Definition
having to do with the fingers or toes
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Dorsi
Definition
having to do with the structures of the back of the trunk, foot, or hand
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Elevate
Definition
to raise a structure
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Extend
Definition
to straighten a part or open a joint
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Fiber
Definition
individual muscle cell; also used to describe the grossly visible grains or longitudinal lines in a muscle
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Flex
Definition
to bend a part or to close a joint
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Gluteus
Definition
the rump or buttocks
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Hallucis
Definition
having to do with the big toe
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Hallux
Definition
the big toe
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Head
Definition
a division of a muscle
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Insertion
Definition
the attachment of a muscle to the more movable skeletal part, usually the distal attachment of a muscle
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Lata
Definition
wide
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Latissimus
Definition
widest
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Levitate
Definition
to raise a structure
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Masseter
Definition
the chewer
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Origin
Definition
the attachment of a muscle to the less movable skeletal part, usually the proximal attachment of a muscle
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Pectinate
Definition
comblike
Term
Pectoral
Definition
having to do with the chest
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Peroneal
Definition
located near the fibula in the lateral compartment of the leg
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Piriformis
Definition
pear-shaped
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Plexus
Definition
a network
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Pollex
Definition
the thumb
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Pollicis
Definition
having to do with the thumb
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Pronate
Definition
to turn the palm of the hand down
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Psoas
Definition
loin
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Quadriceps
Definition
having four heads
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Rectus
Definition
straight
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Retinaculum
Definition
a restraining band
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Serratus
Definition
saw-shaped, toothed on the edge
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Slips
Definition
segmentally arranged multiple points of attachment
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Superficial Fascia
Definition
loose connective tissue that underlies the skin and attaches it to the superficial layer of muscles
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Supinate
Definition
to turn the palm of the hand upward
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Tendon
Definition
dense, collagenous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
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Tensor
Definition
a muscle that stretches a part
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Teres
Definition
long and round
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Triceps
Definition
having three heads
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Vastus
Definition
large, expansive
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