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extensor pollicis longus : muscle that inserts onto the base of the distal phalanx of the thumb | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
extensor radialis longus : muscle that extends and abducts the hand at the wrist | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
extensor retinaculum : band of connective tissue that extends over the dorsal surface of the hand | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
external intercostal : superficial intercostal muscles that raise the rib cage | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
external oblique : superficial abdominal muscle with fascicles that extend inferiorly and medially | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
extrinsic eye muscles : originate outside the eye and insert onto the outer surface of the white of the eye, and create eyeball movement | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
extrinsic muscles of the hand : muscles that move the wrists, hands, and fingers and originate on the arm | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
fascicle : muscle fibers bundled by perimysium into a unit | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
femoral triangle : region formed at the junction between the hip and the leg and includes the pectineus, femoral nerve, femoral artery, femoral vein, and deep inguinal lymph nodes | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
fibularis brevis : (also, peroneus brevis) muscle that plantar flexes the foot at the ankle and everts it at the intertarsal joints | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
fibularis longus : (also, peroneus longus) muscle that plantar flexes the foot at the ankle and everts it at the intertarsal joints | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
fibularis tertius : small muscle that is associated with the extensor digitorum longus | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
fixator : synergist that assists an agonist by preventing or reducing movement at another joint, thereby stabilizing the origin of the agonist | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexion : movement that decreases the angle of a joint | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor : muscle that decreases the angle at the joint | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor carpi radialis : muscle that flexes and abducts the hand at the wrist | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor carpi ulnaris : muscle that flexes and adducts the hand at the wrist | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor digiti minimi brevis : muscle that flexes the little finger | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor digitorum longus : muscle that flexes the four small toes | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor digitorum profundus : muscle that flexes the phalanges of the fingers and the hand at the wrist | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor digitorum superficialis : muscle that flexes the hand and the digits | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor hallucis longus : muscle that flexes the big toe | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor pollicis brevis : muscle that flexes the thumb | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor pollicis longus : muscle that flexes the distal phalanx of the thumb | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
flexor retinaculum : band of connective tissue that extends over the palmar surface of the hand | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
frontalis : front part of the occipitofrontalis muscle | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
fusiform : muscle that has fascicles that are spindle-shaped to create large bellies | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
gastrocnemius : most superficial muscle of the calf | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
genioglossus : muscle that originates on the mandible and allows the tongue to move downward and forward | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
geniohyoid : muscle that depresses the mandible, and raises and pulls the hyoid bone anteriorly | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
gluteal group : muscle group that extends, flexes, rotates, adducts, and abducts the femur | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
gluteus maximus : largest of the gluteus muscles that extends the femur | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
gluteus medius : muscle deep to the gluteus maximus that abducts the femur at the hip | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
gluteus minimus : smallest of the gluteal muscles and deep to the gluteus medius | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
gracilis : muscle that adducts the thigh and flexes the leg at the knee | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
hamstring group : three long muscles on the back of the leg | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
hyoglossus : muscle that originates on the hyoid bone to move the tongue downward and flatten it | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
hypothenar : group of muscles on the medial aspect of the palm | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
hypothenar eminence : rounded contour of muscle at the base of the little finger | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
iliacus : muscle that, along with the psoas major, makes up the iliopsoas | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
iliococcygeus : muscle that makes up the levator ani along with the pubococcygeus | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
iliocostalis cervicis : muscle of the iliocostalis group associated with the cervical region | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
iliocostalis group : laterally placed muscles of the erector spinae | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
iliocostalis lumborum : muscle of the iliocostalis group associated with the lumbar region | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
iliocostalis thoracis : muscle of the iliocostalis group associated with the thoracic region | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
iliopsoas group : muscle group consisting of iliacus and psoas major muscles, that flexes the thigh at the hip, rotates it laterally, and flexes the trunk of the body onto the hip | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
iliotibial tract : muscle that inserts onto the tibia; made up of the gluteus maximus and connective tissues of the tensor fasciae latae | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
inferior extensor retinaculum : cruciate ligament of the ankle | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
inferior gemellus : muscle deep to the gluteus maximus on the lateral surface of the thigh that laterally rotates the femur at the hip | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
infrahyoid muscles : anterior neck muscles that are attached to, and inferior to the hyoid bone | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
infraspinatus : muscle that laterally rotates the arm | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
innermost intercostal : the deepest intercostal muscles that draw the ribs together | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
insertion : end of a skeletal muscle that is attached to the structure (usually a bone) that is moved when the muscle contracts | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
intercostal muscles : muscles that span the spaces between the ribs | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
intermediate : group of midpalmar muscles | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
internal intercostal : muscles the intermediate intercostal muscles that draw the ribs together | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
internal oblique : flat, intermediate abdominal muscle with fascicles that run perpendicular to those of the external oblique | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
intrinsic muscles of the hand : muscles that move the wrists, hands, and fingers and originate in the palm | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
ischiococcygeus : muscle that assists the levator ani and pulls the coccyx anteriorly | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
lateral compartment of the leg : region that includes the fibularis (peroneus) longus and the fibularis (peroneus) brevis and their associated blood vessels and nerves | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
lateral pterygoid : muscle that moves the mandible from side to side | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
lateralis : to the outside | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
latissimus dorsi : broad, triangular axial muscle located on the inferior part of the back | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
levator ani : pelvic muscle that resists intra-abdominal pressure and supports the pelvic viscera | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
linea alba : white, fibrous band that runs along the midline of the trunk | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
longissimus capitis : muscle of the longissimus group associated with the head region | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
longissimus cervicis : muscle of the longissimus group associated with the cervical region | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
longissimus group : intermediately placed muscles of the erector spinae | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
longissimus thoracis : muscle of the longissimus group associated with the thoracic region | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
longus : long | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
lumbrical : muscle that flexes each finger at the metacarpophalangeal joints and extend each finger at the interphalangeal joints | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
masseter : main muscle for chewing that elevates the mandible to close the mouth | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
mastication : chewing | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
maximus : largest | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
medial compartment of the thigh : a region that includes the adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, pectineus, gracilis, and their associated blood vessels and nerves | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
medial pterygoid : muscle that moves the mandible from side to side | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
medialis : to the inside | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
medius : medium | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
middle scalene : longest scalene muscle, located between the anterior and posterior scalenes | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
minimus : smallest | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
multifidus : muscle of the lumbar region that helps extend and laterally flex the vertebral column | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
multipennate : pennate muscle that has a tendon branching within it | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
mylohyoid : muscle that lifts the hyoid bone and helps press the tongue to the top of the mouth | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
oblique : at an angle | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
obturator externus : muscle deep to the gluteus maximus on the lateral surface of the thigh that laterally rotates the femur at the hip | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
obturator internus : muscle deep to the gluteus maximus on the lateral surface of the thigh that laterally rotates the femur at the hip | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
occipitalis : posterior part of the occipitofrontalis muscle | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
occipitofrontalis : muscle that makes up the scalp with a frontal belly and an occipital belly | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
omohyoid : muscle that has superior and inferior bellies and depresses the hyoid bone | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
opponens digiti minimi : muscle that brings the little finger across the palm to meet the thumb | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
opponens pollicis : muscle that moves the thumb across the palm to meet another finger | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
orbicularis oculi : circular muscle that closes the eye | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
orbicularis oris : circular muscle that moves the lips | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
origin : end of a skeletal muscle that is attached to another structure (usually a bone) in a fixed position | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
palatoglossus : muscle that originates on the soft palate to elevate the back of the tongue | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
palmar interossei : muscles that abduct and flex each finger at the metacarpophalangeal joints and extend each finger at the interphalangeal joints | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
palmaris longus : muscle that provides weak flexion of the hand at the wrist | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
parallel : fascicles that extend in the same direction as the long axis of the muscle | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
patellar ligament : extension of the quadriceps tendon below the patella | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
pectineus : muscle that abducts and flexes the femur at the hip | https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/11-key-terms |
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