Naming of Muscles

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Nathalie Kaye

Cards (19)

  • Pectoralis - pertaining to the breast or chest
  • Major - important;big
  • Biceps - two heads
  • Triceps - three heads
  • Brachialis - arm muscle
  • Trapezius - irregular four - sided figure
  • Deltoid - resembling a triangle
  • Serratus - serrated
  • Anterior - front
  • Obliques - slanting
  • Externus - external
  • Abdominus - abdomen
  • Intercostals - between the ribs
  • Gluteus - pertaining to the buttocks
  • Maximus - greatest;biggest
  • Quadriceps - four heads
  • Femoris - thigh
  • Sartorius - tailor;ribbon
  • Gastrocnemius - stomach-leg