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deltoid
triangular
gracilis
slender
lumbrical
wormlike
rectus
straight
rhomboid
diamond-shaped
teres
round
trapezius
a four-sided geometrical firgure having no two sides parallel
brevis
short
latissimus
broadest
longissimus
longest
longus
long
major
bigger
minor
smaller
biceps
2 heads
digastric
2 bellies
quadriceps
4 heads
triceps
3 heads
abdominis
abdomen
anterior
on the front surface of the body
brachii
arm
dorsi
back
femoris
thigh
infraspinatus
below the scapular spines
interosseous
in between bones
oris
mouth
pectoralis
chest
posterior
on the back surface of the body
supraspinatus
above the scapular spine
externus
external
internus
internal
profundus
deep
superfilcialis
superficial
abductor
moves a body part away from the midline
adductor
moves a body part toward the midline
constrictor
acts as a sphincter and closes an orifice
depressor
flattens or lowers a body part
dilator
causes an orifice to open, or dilate
extensor
causes an increase in joint angle
flexor
causes a decrease in joint angle
levator
raises a body part superiorly
pronator
turns the palm of the hand from anterior to posterior
supinator
turns the palm of the hand from posterior to anterior
Author
kyraroxy
ID
182139
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Naming Skeletal Muscles
Description
skeletal muscles
Updated
2012-11-07T00:35:08Z
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