Major Muscle Groups

University:
Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Course:
VM 8164 | The Normal Animal
Academic year:

2023
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227

Pages:

3
Author:

Sarah Landeck

Skeletal usually exist in pairs muscles Muscles only pull never push The origin of a muscle is the proximal end the insertio is the distal end the origin stationary is insertion the Muscles Vocabin must joint cross a Tendons moves connect muscle to act on it bone To adduct is to Aponeurosis long flat RapheTconnects another a tendons tendon move towards the body to abduct to is to move tendon joint angle extending increases joint angle cats claws Intrinsic are muscles always have flexed extrinsic muscles body part attached to another body part muscle groups A over B head and C facial to the have one end Subcutaneous skin drawn attached both ends same Major when away decrease flexing t to them move the twitch neck expression D mastication E Eye control relative F chewing eye position to body Tongue G Breathing and swallowing I Pharangeal II Soft Palate III Laryngeal II Hyoid H There are 2 types of hyp axial t t and epaxial hyp axial Respiratory are are Vertebral vertebral epaxial located column muscles column muscles dorsal located and act to ventral and act to flex I Lateral J Respiration ventral functional muscles are extend body wall and act to expand and contract the thoracic cavity It between ribs intercostals are the muscles K If a limb is the body bearing weight If it is in motion Extrinsic s the thoracic him of muscles muscles will move move the limb L Shoulders M Arm N Forearm act acts metacarpus a P The name of these location I of a muscle is function factors and or number elbow on on carpus phalanges Pelvis Leg derivative shape of of one or many attachment heads triceps brachii has 3 heads in humans but 4 in dogs