{"id":506,"date":"2018-07-31T21:56:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T21:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrativewellnessandmovement.com\/iwmbasicscience\/?p=506"},"modified":"2018-09-05T22:48:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T22:48:09","slug":"medical-terminology-namingmuscles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/integrativewellnessandmovement.com\/iwmbasicscience\/medicalerminology\/medical-terminology-namingmuscles\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Terminology: Naming muscles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.integrativewellnessandmovement.com\/iwmstudentresources\/MedicalTerminology-namingmuscles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download this worksheet here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rectus<\/strong>: parallel to midline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transverse<\/strong>: perpendicular to midline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oblique<\/strong>: diagonal to midline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maximus<\/strong>: largest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medius<\/strong>: intermediate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimus<\/strong>: smallest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Longus<\/strong>: long.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brevis<\/strong>: short.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Latissimus<\/strong>: widest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Longissimus<\/strong>: longest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Magnus<\/strong>: large.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major<\/strong>: larger.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minor<\/strong>: smaller.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vastus<\/strong>: huge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deltoid<\/strong>: triangular.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trapezius<\/strong>: trapezoidal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serratus<\/strong>: saw-toothed, serrated like knives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rhomboid<\/strong>: diamond-shaped.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Orbicularis<\/strong>: circular.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pectinate<\/strong>: comblike.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Piriformis<\/strong>: pear-shaped.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Platys<\/strong>: flat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quadratus<\/strong>: square, 4-sided.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gracilis<\/strong>: slender.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexor<\/strong>: decreases joint angle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extensor<\/strong>: increases joint angle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Abductor<\/strong>: move away from midline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adductor<\/strong>: bring toward midline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Levator<\/strong>: elevate, raise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Depressor<\/strong>: depresses, lowers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supinator<\/strong>: to rotate to supine position.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronator<\/strong>: to rotate to prone position.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sphincter<\/strong>: to decrease size of an opening.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tensor<\/strong>: make more rigid.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rotator<\/strong>: to rotate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biceps<\/strong>: 2 origins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Triceps<\/strong>: 3 origins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quadricips<\/strong>: 4 origins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reference<\/p>\n<p>Bliven,\u00a0K. (2014, May 29).\u00a0<em>KINE 5003: Functional anatomy, terminology<\/em>\u00a0[PDF].<\/p>\n<p>Des Moines University, Matz,\u00a0D., &amp; Dyche,\u00a0W. (n.d.). Online Medical Terminology Course. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.dmu.edu\/medterms\/<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins,\u00a0G., &amp; Tortora,\u00a0G.\u00a0J. (2012).\u00a0<em>Anatomy and Physiology: From Science to Life, 3rd Edition International Stu<\/em>. John Wiley &amp; Sons.<\/p>\n<p><em>Medical Terminology<\/em>\u00a0[PDF]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http:\/\/samples.jbpub.com\/9780763779306\/Medical%20Terminology.pdf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download this worksheet here. Rectus: parallel to midline. Transverse: perpendicular to midline. Oblique: diagonal to midline. Maximus: largest. Medius: intermediate. Minimus: smallest. Longus: long. Brevis: short. Latissimus: widest. Longissimus: longest. Magnus: large. Major: larger. Minor: smaller. Vastus: huge. Deltoid: triangular. Trapezius: trapezoidal. 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