Term
| What are the types of muscle? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the functions of skeletal muscle? |
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Definition
Motion
Posture
Alignment
Stabilization
Heat production |
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Term
| Name some smooth muscles. |
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Definition
Walls of blood vessels.
Walls of stomach
Reproductive tracts
Alimentary canal respiratory tracts
Sphincters
Arrector pili
Iris
All are involuntary. |
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Term
| What is the function of cardiac muscle? |
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Definition
| Move substances through body. |
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Term
| What are the characteristics of skeletal muscle? |
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Definition
-Have tendons that cross joints and attach to bones.
-Work in pairs- agonist/antagonist, anterior/posterior, lateral/medial
-They are layered: deep, intermediate, superficial
-They have an origin and insertion |
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Term
| Actions of pectoralis major |
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Definition
Flexion
Adduction
Transverse adduction
Internal rotation
OF SHOULDER |
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Term
| Actions of the anterior deltoid? |
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Definition
Flexion
Internal rotation
Transverse adduction
AT SHOULDER |
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Term
| Actions of the middle deltoid. |
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Definition
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Term
| Actions of the posterior deltoid. |
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Definition
Extension
External rotation
Transverse abduction
AT SHOULDER |
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Term
Actions of the rhomboids
(major and minor) |
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Definition
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Term
| Actions of upper trapezius. |
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Definition
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Term
| Actions of middle trapezius |
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Definition
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Term
| Actions of the lower trapezius |
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Definition
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Term
| Actions of the serratus anterior |
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Definition
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Term
| Actions of pectoralis minor |
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Definition
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Term
| Actions of triceps brachii |
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Definition
Extension of elbow.
Long head also performs shoulder extension. |
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Term
| Actions of biceps brachii |
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Definition
Flexion at elbow.
Long head assists in shoulder Flexion. |
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Term
| Actions of brachioradialis |
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Definition
Flexion at elbow.
Assists in radioulnar pronation and supination. |
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Term
| Actions of forearm flexors |
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Definition
Flexion at wrist.
Aids in Flexion of elbow |
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Term
| Actions of forearm extensors. |
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Definition
Extension of the wrist.
Aids in extension of the elbow. |
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Term
| Actions of erector spinae |
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Definition
Spinal extension.
Spinal rotation.
Lateral spinal Flexion. |
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Term
| Actions of rectus abdominis |
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Definition
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Term
| Actions of external obliques |
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Definition
-Spinal lateral flexion
-Oblique spinal flexion helping to pull the chest downwards to compress the abdominal cavity. |
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Term
| Actions of internal obliques |
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Definition
Spinal lateral Flexion
Oblique spinal Flexion
Spinal rotation. |
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Term
| Actions of transversus abdominis |
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Definition
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Term
| Actions of gluteus Maximus |
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Definition
Hip extension
Hip external rotation |
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Term
| Actions of gluteus medius |
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Definition
Hip abduction
Hip internal/external rotation |
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Term
| Actions of gluteus minimus |
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Definition
Hip abduction
Hip internal rotation |
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Term
| Actions of tensor fascia latae |
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Definition
Hip internal rotation
Hip abduction
Hip Flexion |
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Term
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Definition
Hip Flexion
Laterally extends and rotates lumbar spine. |
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Term
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Definition
Hip Flexion
Hip external/internal rotation
Hip abduction
Knee Flexion |
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Term
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Definition
Hip adduction
Hip Flexion
Hip internal rotation |
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Term
| Actions of rectus femoris |
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Definition
Knee extension
Hip Flexion |
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Term
| Vastus medialis, lateralis and intermedius |
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Definition
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Term
Actions of biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus
(Hamstrings group) |
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Definition
Knee Flexion
Hip extension |
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Term
| Actions of tibialis anterior |
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Definition
Ankle dorsiflexion
Ankle inversion |
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Term
| Actions of the gastrocnemius |
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Definition
Ankle plantarflexion
Knee Flexion |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| Name the muscles of the rotator cuff |
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Definition
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis |
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Term
| Why is teres major not part of the rotator cuff? |
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Definition
| It does not attach to the capsule of the glenohumeral joint. |
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Term
| Actions of the supraspinatus |
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Definition
Abduction of arm.
Posterior aspect of scapula. |
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Term
| Action of the Subscapularis |
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Definition
Internal rotation of the arm.
Anterior aspect of the scapula. |
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Term
| Actions of the infraspinatus. |
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Definition
Shoulder external rotation.
Posterior aspect of the scapula. |
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Term
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Definition
Shoulder external rotation.
Anterior aspect of the scapula. |
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Term
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Definition
Shoulder internal rotation.
Shoulder adduction.
Shoulder extension.
Posterior aspect of scapula. |
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