KP221 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Anatomical Terms Of Motion, Muscle, Phalanx Bone

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If there is a major there is a minor. If there is an interior then there is a muscle posterior. Muscles are named according to their shape or their attachment point or body region. Muscles are organized in groups learn the pattern or nerve supply and pattern for each group then learn the exception to each pattern. Nerves and arteries supply muscles (most of the time) Muscle action can be figured out by visualizing the contraction between the muscle attachments. Distal attachment is where the action happens. If a muscle crosses a joint then it acts on that joint. Anatomical position: feet width apart hands facing forward. Ventral: near or towards (in front of body) Dorsal: back or posterior of the body. Proximal: nearest to the head (of reference) Distal: nearest to the end of the body. Used when talking about one part of the body. Lateral: side of the body or body part.

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