Basic terms to assist w/muscle name studies
Terms
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- abdominis
- abdomen
- anconeus
- elbow
- auricularis
- auricle of the ear
- brachialis
- brachium
- capitus
- head
- carpi
- wrist
- cervicis
- neck
- sleido-/-clavius
- clavicle
- coccygeus
- coccyx
- costalis
- ribs
- cutaneous
- skin
- femoris
- femur
- genio-
- chin
- glosso-/-glossal
- gongue
- hallucis
- great toe
- ilio-
- ilium
- inguinal
- groin
- lumborum
- lumbar regin
- nasalis
- nose
- nuchal
- back of neck
- oculo-
- eye
- oris
- mouth
- palpebrae
- eyelid
- pollicis
- thumb
- popliteus
- posterior to knee
- psoas
- loin
- radialis
- radius
- scapularis
- scapula
- temporalis
- temples
- thoracis
- thoracic region
- tibualis
- tibia
- ulnaris
- ulna
- uro-
- urinary
- anterior
- front
- externus
- superficial
- extrinsic
- outside
- inferioris
- inferior
- internus
- deep, internal
- intrinsic
- inside
- lateralis
- lateral
- medialis/medius
- medial, middle
- oblique
- angled to longidtudinal body axis
- posterior
- back
- profundus
- deep
- rectus
- straight, parallel
- superficialis
- superficial
- superioris
- superior
- transversus
- transverse
- biceps
- two heads
- tricep
- three heads
- quadriceps
- four heads
- deltoid
- triangle
- orbicularis
- circle
- pectinate
- comblike
- pirigformis
- pear-shaped
- platy-
- flat
- pyramidal
- pyramid
- rhomboid
- parallelogram with angles are oblique and the adjacent sides are of unequal length
- serratus
- serrated
- splenius
- bandage
- teres
- long & round
- trapezius
- trapezoid
- sphincter
- circle
- alba
- white
- brevis
- short
- gracilis
- slender
- lata
- wide
- latissimus
- widest
- longissimus
- longest
- longus
- long
- magnus
- large
- major
- larger
- maximus
- largest
- minimus
- smallest
- minor
- smaller
- -tendinosus
- tendinous
- vastus
- great
- abductor
- Moves away from the midline of the body
- adductor
- Moves toward the midline of the body
- depressor
- downward movement
- extensor
- Increases the angle of the joint
- flexor
- Decreases the angle of the joint
- levator
- elevates; lifts upward
- pronator
- Moves the so that it faces downward when r/t the front of the body
- rotator
- Moves around its central axis
- supinator
- Moves the so that it faces upward when r/t the front of the body
- tensor
- tightens; pulls tight; becomes taught
- buccinator
- trumpter-move food, sucking
- risorius
- laughter-moves corners of mouth
- sartorius
- like a tailor-knee flex w/lateral rotation at hip