CAPS 391 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Serratus Posterior Inferior Muscle, Medial Pectoral Nerve, Levator Scapulae Muscle
3 Aug 2015
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Nomenclature: shape: some are named after their shape. Rhomboid muscle (diamond shape: location: some are named based on location. Intercostals: number of heads: some have more than 1 head (origin) Biceps (2 heads), triceps: function: some are named based on their function. Flexor + extensor muscles: direction of fibers: some named on direction of muscle fibers. Rectus abdomins, transverse abdomen: attachment site: some are based on their attachment sites ie. sternocleidomastoid muscle (attach sternum, clavicle, mastoid process of temporal bone) Chp 4 muscular system: name the different types of muscular tissue, explain the nomenclature of the skeletal muscles, categorize the muscles of h&n, trunk, upper limb, and lower limb and explain their characteristics including:: Insertion: attachment of muscle, moves during muscle contraction: function (action): movement caused by muscle contraction; moves insertion towards origin. Innervation: contraction governed by somatic nervous system through spinal + cranial nerves: size: some names based on size. Organized in groups based on location and/ or function.
