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| central, fleshy portion of the muscle that increases in diameter as the muscle concentrically contracts |
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| pulls both ends of the muscle towards the gaster of the muscle. if neither of the bones to a muscle is attached were stabilized then both bones would move towards the upon contraction. |
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| one bone that a muscle attaches to is more stabilized than the other and as a result the less stabilized bone moves toward the more stabilized bone upon contraction |
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| proximal attachment or the part that attaches closest to the body |
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| meant to imply the distal attachment or the part that attached farthest from the midline or center of the body |
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| mistake to view the origin as the attachment does not move when the muscle contracts. origin and insertion receive equal force from the pull of the muscle. least stabilized aspect of the muscle will move. |
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| refers to muscles that are within the structure on which they act. |
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| refers to muscles that originate outside of the structure on which they cause movement in but insert in within the structure they cause movement in. |
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| names applied to various muscles have been derived from |
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1. situation
2. direction
3. actions
4. shape
5. number of divisions
6. point of attachments |
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| bone markings and formations |
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| appear wherever tendons, ligaments, and fascia are attached in order to stabilize and improve their leverage for improved strength. occur in relation to the tendons, arteries, and veins in order to allow them to pass through a structure and or stabilize arteries and veins. serve articulation areas that form joints in order to enhance movement. |
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| rounded projection of bone located on the ends of bones that serve as articulation areas that make up joints |
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| rounded projection of bone above the condyles that serve as attachments for ligaments and tendons |
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| prominent narrow ridgelike projection of bone |
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| a projecting or sharp corner |
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| any projection or outgrowth of bone |
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| sharp slender projection of bone |
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| long narrow channel, depression, or furrow |
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| a small rounded projection |
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| a small smooth flatted or smooth area on a bone usually covered with articular cartilage where bones articulate |
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| ridge less prominent than a crest |
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| indentation at the edge of a bone to allow structures to pass through or to stabilize arteries, veins, and tendons |
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| bulge ex. bottom of skull |
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| a thorn like projection of bone. serve as a place of attachment muscles, tendons, and ligaments |
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| a large blunt elevation of bone |
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| large rounded elevation of bone |
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| (l. to hang on) a projection of bone |
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| divides the body into right and left halves bisecting the body from front to back. movements that occur in the plane-flexion and extension. |
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| divides the body into anterior and posterior halves, bisecting the body laterally from side to side. movements that occur in this plane. adduction and abduction |
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| divides the body into superior and inferior halves. movements that occur in this plane. rotation movements. and pronation and supination |
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| sagittal or anteriorposterior movement |
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| passes in a frontal or lateral axis |
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| lateral or frontal movement |
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| passes in a sagittal axis |
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| transverse or horizontal movement |
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| passes in a vertical axis |
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