Muscle Terminology

Agonist

Prime moving muscle
Ascendens

Muscle going upwards
Antagonist

A muscle that counteracts another muscle
Atrophy

Wasting away
Descendens

Muscle going downwards
Fascia

Collagen casing of muscles
Extrinsic

A muscle that starts in one system and ends in another
Insertion

The end of a muscle furthest from the body
Levator

A muscle that raises a body part
Minor

Lesser in size/function
Origin

End of the muscle closest to the body
Rectus

Straight or Straightens
Intrinsic

A muscle starting and ending in the same system
Major

Greater in size/function
Obliqus

Slanting
Profundus

Deep
Serratus

Jagged

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Muscle Terminology

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Muscular Terminology..

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2012-02-16T15:35:00Z