Muscle Vocab Quiz

1. : The central fleshy, or meaty contractile position of a muscle also called the belly of a muscle. 2. : Muscle found around the cheek

3. : Sheet of fibrous connective tissue investing the trunk, limbs, & muscles. 4. : Muscles that serve to fix or stabilize a joint to augment the effectiveness of a primary mover (agonist).

5. : a thicker, outer connective tissue sheath which covers the entire muscle 6. : a combination of flexion, extension, abduction & adduction commonly seen in ball & socket joints like the shoulder.

7. :(Primary Movers): Muscle(s) whose contraction actually produces movement. 8. : sheet like tendinous expansion, mainly serving to connect a muscle w/ the parts it moves.

9. One or more muscles that oppose the action of another group of muscles or the pull of gravity. Ex. The antagonist of a flexor muscle is an extensor muscle. 10. A fine meshwork of loose connective tissue that surrounds each muscle fiber.