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Muscles, part 2 | BIOL - Human Anatomy & Physiology, Quizzes of Physiology

Class: BIOL - Human Anatomy & Physiology; Subject: Biology / Biological Sciences; University: Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom; Term: Forever 1989;

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TERM 1
Origin
DEFINITION 1
Attachment to an immoveable bone.
TERM 2
Insertion
DEFINITION 2
Attachment to a movable bone
TERM 3
Direct Muscle Attachment
DEFINITION 3
Epimysium fused to periosteum of bone or perichondrium of
cartilage.
TERM 4
Indirect Muscle Attachment
DEFINITION 4
Epimysium blends into a connective tissue attachment.
TERM 5
Aponeuroses
DEFINITION 5
An aponeurosis is similar to a broad flat tendon, in the form
of a sheet of pearly-white fibrous tissue that attaches sheet-
like muscles needing a wide area of attachment.
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TERM 1

Origin

DEFINITION 1

Attachment to an immoveable bone.

TERM 2

Insertion

DEFINITION 2

Attachment to a movable bone

TERM 3

Direct Muscle Attachment

DEFINITION 3

Epimysium fused to periosteum of bone or perichondrium of

cartilage.

TERM 4

Indirect Muscle Attachment

DEFINITION 4

Epimysium blends into a connective tissue attachment.

TERM 5

Aponeuroses

DEFINITION 5

An aponeurosis is similar to a broad flat tendon, in the form

of a sheet of pearly-white fibrous tissue that attaches sheet-

like muscles needing a wide area of attachment.

TERM 6

Prime

Mover

DEFINITION 6

Muscle with the major responsibility for a certain movement.

TERM 7

Antagonist

DEFINITION 7

Muscle that opposes or reverses a prime mover.

TERM 8

Synergist

DEFINITION 8

Muscle that aids a prime mover in a movement in a

movement and helps prevent roataion.

TERM 9

Fixator

DEFINITION 9

Stabilizes the origin of a prime mover.In the fields of

histology, pathology, and cell biology, fixation is the

preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis

or putrefaction.

TERM 10

Naming Skeletal Muscles

DEFINITION 10

Direction (Rectus-straight)Size (Maximus-largest)Location

(Temporalis-Temporal Bone)Number (Triceps-three heads)