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Characteristics Used to Name Skeletal Muscles

Characteristics Used to Name Skeletal Muscles. Naming Skeletal Muscles. 1 – Location of the muscle 2 – Shape of the muscle 3 – Size of the muscle 4 – Direction/Orientation of the muscle fibers/cells 5 – Number of Origins 6 – Location of the Attachments

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Characteristics Used to Name Skeletal Muscles

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  1. Characteristics Used to Name Skeletal Muscles

  2. Naming Skeletal Muscles 1 – Location of the muscle 2 – Shape of the muscle 3 – Size of the muscle 4 – Direction/Orientation of the muscle fibers/cells 5 – Number of Origins 6 – Location of the Attachments 7 – Action of the muscle

  3. Muscles Named by Location Location: • frontalis – frontal bone • lateralis – lateral or on the side • tibialis anterior – front of tibia • fibularis longus – near fibula • supra – above • infra – below • sub - underneath

  4. Muscles Named by Shape Shape: • deltoid – triangle • Latissimus – wide • teres - round • trapezius – trapezoid • serratus –saw-toothe • orbicularis – circular

  5. Muscles Named by Size Size: • maximus – largest • minimis – smallest • vastus - huge • longus – longest • brevis – short • major – large • minor – small Example: Pectoralis Major

  6. Muscles Named by Direction of Fibers Direction/Orientation: • rectus (straight) - parallel to the muscle’s long axis ex: rectus abdominis • transversus (transverse) – at right angles to the muscle’s long axis • oblique – diagonal

  7. Muscles Named for Number of Origins Number of Origins: • biceps – two origins ex: biceps brachii • triceps – three origins ex: triceps brachii • quadriceps – four origins

  8. Muscles Named for Origin and Insertion Points Origin and Insertion: sterno = sternum cleiodo = clavicle mastoid = location on the temporal bone sternocleiodomastoid muscle

  9. Muscles Named for Action Action: • flexor carpi radialis – flexes wrist • abductor magnus – abducts the thigh • extensor digitorum – extends the fingers • levator – lifts a structure

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