Card Set: Anatomy & Physiology Key Terms Muscular System

A&P Key Terms 11 The Muscular System

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31. circular (also, sphincter) fascicles that are concentrically arranged around an opening
32. compressor urethrae deep perineal muscle in women
33. convergent fascicles that extend over a broad area and converge on a common attachment site
34. coracobrachialis muscle that flexes and adducts the arm
35. corrugator supercilii prime mover of the eyebrows
36. deep anterior compartment flexor pollicis longus, flexor digitorum profundus, and their associated blood vessels and nerves
37. deep posterior compartment of the forearm (deep posterior extensor compartment of the forearm) the abductor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, extensor pollicis longus, extensor indicis, and their associated blood vessels and nerves
38. deep transverse perineal deep perineal muscle in men
39. deglutition swallowing
40. deltoid shoulder muscle that abducts the arm as well as flexes and medially rotates it, and extends and laterally rotates it
41. diaphragm skeletal muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and is dome-shaped at rest
42. digastric muscle that has anterior and posterior bellies and elevates the hyoid bone and larynx when one swallows; it also depresses the mandible
43. dorsal group region that includes the extensor digitorum brevis
44. dorsal interossei muscles that abduct and flex the three middle fingers at the metacarpophalangeal joints and extend them at the interphalangeal joints
45. epicranial aponeurosis (also, galea aponeurosis) flat broad tendon that connects the frontalis and occipitalis
46. erector spinae group large muscle mass of the back; primary extensor of the vertebral column
47. extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle that extends and abducts the hand at the wrist
48. extensor carpi ulnaris muscle that extends and adducts the hand
49. extensor digiti minimi muscle that extends the little finger
50. extensor digitorum brevis muscle that extends the toes
51. extensor digitorum longus muscle that is lateral to the tibialis anterior
52. extensor digitorum muscle that extends the hand at the wrist and the phalanges
53. extensor hallucis longus muscle that is partly deep to the tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus
54. extensor indicis muscle that inserts onto the tendon of the extensor digitorum of the index finger
55. extensor pollicis brevis muscle that inserts onto the base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb
56. extensor pollicis longus muscle that inserts onto the base of the distal phalanx of the thumb
57. extensor radialis longus muscle that extends and abducts the hand at the wrist
58. extensor retinaculum band of connective tissue that extends over the dorsal surface of the hand
59. extensor muscle that increases the angle at the joint
60. external intercostal superficial intercostal muscles that raise the rib cage
Edgar Delgado
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