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| What are the 7 ways to name skeletal muscles? |
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| Relative size, direction of fibers or fascicles, location, shape, location of attachments, number of origin, action. |
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| ex: maximus, minimus, longus |
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| Direction of fibers or fascicles |
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| ex: rectus (fibers run straight), transversus and oblique (fibers run at angles to an imaginary defined axis) |
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| bone or body region associated with the muscle |
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| ex: deltoid muscle (deltoid = triangle) |
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| ex: biceps (2), triceps (3). |
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| flexor or extensor, muscles that flex or extend, respectively. |
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| Named according to location of attachment or insertion |
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