Lab Vocab #2

to move a skeletal part away from the midline

to move a skeletal part nearer the midline

a muscle that has the primary effect in a particular action

a muscle whose action is opposite that of another muscle

the forearm

a broad, sheetlike tendon

having to do with the region of the armpit

the middle or the largest part of a muscle

having two heads

the upper arm

having to do with the head

dense connective tissue on the surface of individual muscles

triangular

having two bellies

having to do with the fingers or toes

having to do with structures of the back of the trunk, foot, or hand

to raise a structure

to straighten a part or open a joint

individual muscle cell; also used to describe the grossly visible grains or longitudinal lines in a muscle

to bend a part or to close a joint

the rump or buttocks

having to do with the big toe

the big toe

a division of a muscle

the attachment of a muscle to the more movable skeletal part, usually the distal attachment of a muscle

wide

widest

a chewer

the attachment of a muscle to the less movable skeletal part, usually the proximal attachment of a muscle

comblike

having to do with the chest

located near the fibula in the lateral compartment of the leg

pear-shaped

the thumb

having to do with the thumb

to turn the palm of the hand down

loin

having four heads

straight

a restraining band

saw-shaped, toothed on the edge

segmentally arranged multiple points of attachment

loose connective tissue that underlies the skin and attaches it to the superficial layer of muscles

to turn the palm of the hand upward

dense, collagenous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

a muscle that stretches a part

long and round

having three heads

large, expansive