Muscle Function and Attachments Flashcards

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Primary function of axial muscles?

Back

Support and move head & vertebral column.

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Type of muscle attachment more moveable for axial muscles?

Back

Superior attachment

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Role of appendicular muscles?

Back

Control movements of upper and lower limbs

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Proximal attachments of biceps brachii?

Back

On the scapula

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Muscle fascicle arrangement with fibers parallel to the long axis?

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Parallel muscles

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Primary role of an agonist muscle?

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To contract and produce a movement.

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Muscle naming criterion based on number of heads?

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Number of muscle heads

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Term "rectus" in muscle naming indicates:

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Orientation of muscle fibers

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Common site for intramuscular injections:

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Deltoid

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Characteristic of facial expression muscles?

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Innervated by facial nerve (CN VII)