Muscular System

Moves away from the midline

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Extension

Moves towards the midline

• Abduction

• Supination

• Adduction

• Pronation

Type of muscle tissue found in the internal organs

• smooth

• myocardial

• skeletal

Surgical fixation of bone to joint; to bind

• -rrhexis

• -rrhaphy

• -lysis

• -desis

Turns at the far end; circular movement of a limb

• plantarflexion

• dorsiflexion

• Circumduction

• rotation

Number of muscles that make up the quadriceps group

• three

• four

• five

• two

Bends the foot upward at the ankle

• Dorsiflexion

• Supination

• Plantarflexion

Posterior upper back muscle--performs shoulder shrugs

• latissimus dorsi

• triceps

• pectoralis major

• trapezius

Posterior calf muscle--performs plantarflexion of foot/heel raises

• tibialis anterior

• gastrocnemius

• quadriceps

• hamstrings

Increases an angle as in straightening a joint

• Supination

• Flexion

• Extension

• Abduction