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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Terminology related to the name of the muscle

Terminology related to the name of the muscles.

  1. Name of muscles according to location : Pectoralis major (muscle of pectoral region/ chest muscle) , brachialis (muscle of brachium/ arm)
  2. Name of muscles according to size : pectoralis major (large size muscle) pectoralis minor(smaller size muscle) Flexor carpi radialis longus (longer muscle), flexor carpi radialis brevis(brevis=shorter muscle) 
  3. name of muscles according to shape : deltoid (from delta triangular shape) , teres minor (teres mean round = a round shape muscle ) , pronator quadratus (square shape muscle) 
  4. Name of muscles according to functions: Flexion carpi ulnaris (it flexed  wrist joint) pronetor teres ( it pronated forearm) 
  5. Name of the muscle according to attachment sites (origin & insertion) : Flexion carpi radialis (origin radial bone of forearm and insertion carpal of hand ) 
  6. Name of the muscles according to attachment ( origin ): bi(two) ceps (head) brachii , triceps brachii (origin from three difference bone surfaces ) Quadriceps femoris ( four different origin= four heads) 

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