Medical Terminolgy and Body Systems - Muscles B
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ddagradi on April 7, 2011
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Parker CATC HCA Medical Terminology, BHCI
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Frontalis | Forehead muscle |
| Temporalis | Muscles on the sides of the head |
| Orbicularis Oculi | Muscles of the eye |
| Zygomaticus | Muscles in the upper cheeks |
| Buccinator | Muscle that flattens cheeck against the teeth |
| Masseter | Chewing |
| Sternocleidomastoid | Neck muscles |
| Deltoids | Shoulder |
| Trapezius | Upper back and neck |
| Biceps brachii | Upper arm, set of two |
| Triceps brachii | Upper arm, set of three |
| Pectoralis major | Upper chest |
| Intercostals | Between ribs |
| Rectus abdominus | Ribs to pelvis |
| Latissimus dorsi | Spine around to chest |
| Gluteous Maximus | Buttocks |
| Sartorius | Front of the thigh |
| Quadriceps femoris | Front of thigh, set of four |
| Tibialis anterior | Front of lower leg |
| Gastrocnemius | Back of lower leg |
| Supination | Turning palm up |
| Pronation | Turning palm down |
| Rotation | turning of a bone on its own axis |
| Abduction | Movement away from the body |
| Adduction | Movement toward the body |
| Extension | Straightening motion |
| Flexion | Bending motion |
| Plantar flexion | Dancer's toes flexing downward |
| Dorsi flexion | Flexing towards the head |
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