Muscles to Know
BI 231 Alverno College 2010

Drawings from Sheffield, S., 2008. GetBodySmart.com. Retrieved April 23, 2008 from http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/muscularsystem/menu/menu.html . Used with permission of the author.

If you go to the site, you can see interactive tutorials that show you the labeled muscles and what they do. If you find them useful, please e-mail Scott and let him know you appreciate his work!

General Terms

 

Prime mover

Antagonist

Synergist

Origin

Insertion

Tendons

Aponeuroses

Ligaments

Skeletal/Striated

Smooth

Cardiac

Movements

 

Flexion                             Extension

Abduction                        Adduction

Rotation

Pronation                         Supination

Inversion                          Eversion

Dorsiflexion                     Plantarflexion

 

Biceps reflex

Triceps reflex

Brachiradialis reflex

Patellar reflex

Achilles reflex

Head

 

Orbicularis oculi

Orbicularis oris

Masseter
Temporalis

Back

 

Sternocleidomastoid (Sternomastoid)

Trapezius

Deltoid

Latissimus dorsi
Paravertebrals

Chest

 

Sternocleidomastoid

Trapezius

Deltoid

Pectoralis major

Serratus anterior

Latissimus dorsi

External Intercostals

Internal Intercostals

Diaphragm

Leg

 

Gluteus maximus

Gracilis

Sartorius

Biceps femoris

Semitendinosus

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Tibialis anterior

Gastrocnemius
Achilles tendon

Abdomen

 

Rectus abdominis

External oblique

Internal oblique

Transversus abdominis

Arm

 

Deltoid

Biceps brachii
Biceps tendon
Biceps groove

Triceps brachii
Triceps tendon

Brachioradialis

Flexors and extensors of hand and fingers (know where they are, not individual muscles)

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Photo of Nova Scientific Corporation model, taken by Pat Bowne 2008


Which figure is anterior and which is posterior?

Use these vocabulary roots to answer the questions below:

myo - refers to muscle
sarco - refers to connective tissue, including muscle, bone, and cartilage
- itis = inflammation
-pathy = disorder
- oma = tumor
fibro -- refers to connective tissue containing protein fibers; usually a strong connective tissue
-plasia - the process of forming tissue
-cyte - a cell

myocardium = ______________________________________________
myocyte = _____________________________________
______________________ inflammation of a muscle
______________________________________ a disorder of the muscles
sarcoplasm = ______________________________________
a tumor arising from connective tissue is a _______________________________________
sarcoplasmic reticulum = ______________________________________________
The process of forming fibrous tissue would be _____________________________
fibrositis = ________________________________________________
fibrosarcoma = ___________________________________________
A cell making up fibrous tissue is a ___________________________________