1. Muscle Vocab Quiz

2. 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. 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).

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.
A fine meshwork of loose connective tissue that surrounds each muscle fiber.