Vocab 1-21

  1. Abduct
    to move a skeletal part away from the midline
  2. Adduct
    to move a skeletal part near the midline
  3. Agonist
    a muscle that has the primary effect in a particular action
  4. Antagonist
    a muscle whose action is opposite that of another muscle
  5. Antebracium
    the forearm
  6. Aponeurosis
    a broad, sheetlike tendon
  7. Axillary
    having to do with the region of the armpit
  8. Belly
    the middle or the largest part of a muscle
  9. Bicep
    having two heads
  10. Brachium
    the upper arm
  11. Capitis
    having to do with the head
  12. Deep Fascia
    dense connective tissue on the surface of individual muscles
  13. Deltoid
    Triangular
  14. Digastric
    having two bellies
  15. Digital
    having to do with the fingers or toes
  16. Dorsi
    having to do with structures of the trunk, foot, or hand
  17. Elevate/Levitate
    to raise a structure
  18. Extend
    to straighten a part or open a joint
  19. Fiber
    individual muscle cell; also used to describe the grossly visible grains or longitudinal lines in a muscle
  20. Flex
    to bend a part or to close a joint
  21. Gluteus
    the rump or buttocks
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Vocab 1-21
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