Chap 9 - Table 9.2 MUSCLE TERMINOLOGY
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Terms Indicating Direction
Relative to Axes of the Body
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ANTERIOR
front
EXTERNUS
superficial
EXTRINSIC
outside
INFERIORIS
inferior
INTERNUS
deep, internal
INTRINSIC
inside
LATERALIS
lateral
MEDIALIS/MEDIUS
medial, middle
OBLIQUE
angular
POSTERIOR
back
PROFUNDUS
deep
RECTUS
straight, parallel
SUPERFICIALIS
superficial
SUPERIORIS
superior
TRANSVERSUS
transverse
Terms Indicating Specific
Regions of the Body
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ABDOMINIS
abdomen
ANCONEUS
elbow
AURICULARIS
auricle of ear
BRACHIALIS
brachium
CAPITIS
head
CARPI
wrist
CERVICIS
neck
CLEIDO-/-CLAVIUS
clavicle
COCCYGEUS
coccyx
COSTALIS
ribs
CUTANEOUS
skin
FEMORIS
femur
GENIO-
chin
GLOSSO/GLOSSAL
tongue
HALLUCIS
great toe
ILIO-
ilium
INGUINAL
groin
LUMBORUM
lumbar region
NASALIS
nose
NUCHAL
back of neck
OCULO-
eye
ORIS
mouth
PALPEBRAE
eyelid
POLLICIS
thumb
POPLITEUS
behind knee
PSOAS
loin
RADIALIS
radius
SCAPULARIS
scapula
TEMPORALIS
temples
THORACIS
thoracic region
TIBIALIS
tibia
ULNARIS
ulna
URO-
urinary
Terms Indicating Structural
Characteristics of the Muscle
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ORIGIN
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BICEPS
two heads
TRICEPS
three heads
QUADRICEPS
four heads
SHAPE
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DELTOID
triangle
ORBICULARIS
circle
PECTINATE
comblike
PIRIFORMIS
pear-shaped
PLATYS-
flat
PYRAMIDAL
pyramid
RHOMBOIDEUS
rhomboid
SERRATUS
serrated
SPLENIUS
bandage
TERES
long and round
TRAPEZIUS
trapezoid
OTHER STRIKING FEATURES
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ALBA
white
BREVIS
short
GRACILIS
slender
LATA
wide
LATISSIMUS
widest
LONGISSIMUS
longest
LONGUS
long
MAGNUS
large
MAJOR
larger
MAXIMUS
largest
MINIMUS
smallest
MINOR
smaller
TENDINOSUS
tendinous
VASTUS
great
Terms Indicating Actions
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GENERAL
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ABDUCTOR
away from the midline
ADDUCTOR
towards the midline
DEPRESSOR
drawing down
EXTENSOR
extends a part of the body
FLEXOR
brings two bones closer together, causing flexion of the part or a decreased angle of the joint
LEVATOR
raises or elevates a part
PRONATOR
pronates, as in prone position
ROTATOR
revolving a part on its axis
SUPINATOR
producing supination
TENSOR
makes a part tense
SPECIFIC
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BUCCINATOR
trumpeter
RISORIUS
laugher
SARTORIUS
like a tailor