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AN3.1-3 | General features of Muscle — Glossary

Glossary — General features of Muscle

Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.

Term	Where Introduced
general features of muscle	hook
40% of body weight	relevance
Diagnose	relevance
Order imaging	relevance
Perform injections	relevance
Understand shunt vs spurt	relevance
myocytes	recall
collagen	recall
SSRA	How Muscles Are Classified
1. Classification by Structure (Histology)	How Muscles Are Classified
Skeletal muscle	How Muscles Are Classified
Cardiac muscle	How Muscles Are Classified
intercalated discs	How Muscles Are Classified
myocardium	How Muscles Are Classified
Smooth muscle	How Muscles Are Classified
2. Classification by Control	How Muscles Are Classified
3. Classification by Location	How Muscles Are Classified
Memory aid:	How Muscles Are Classified
By Shape	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Deltoid	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Rhomboid	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Trapezius	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Serratus anterior	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Orbicularis oculi	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Orbicularis oris	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
By Size	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Gluteus maximus / medius / minimus	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Pectoralis major / minor	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Adductor longus / brevis / magnus	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
By Region	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Brachialis	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Tibialis anterior	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Femoris	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Brachioradialis	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
By Action	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Flexor carpi radialis / ulnaris	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Extensor digitorum	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Supinator	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Levator scapulae	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
By Number of Heads	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Biceps	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Triceps	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
Quadriceps	Naming Muscles: Size, Shape, Region, and Action
The Connective Tissue Hierarchy	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
Epimysium	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
Perimysium	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
Endomysium	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
fascicles	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
muscle fibre	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
Fascicle	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
The Muscle Fibre (Myocyte)	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
Multinucleated	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
Sarcolemma	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
Sarcoplasm	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
Myofibrils	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
sarcomeres	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
The Sarcomere	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
Z-discs	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
actin	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
myosin	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
Extracellular Matrix	The Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle — From Outside to Inside
tendon	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
aponeurosis	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Definition	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Function	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Composition	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
tenocytes	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Blood supply	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Appearance	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Calcaneal tendon	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Patellar tendon	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Biceps tendon	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Supraspinatus tendon	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Examples	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Palmar aponeurosis	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Plantar aponeurosis	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Epicranial aponeurosis	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
External oblique aponeurosis	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Distinguishing Tendon from Aponeurosis	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Raphe	Tendons and Aponeuroses — How Muscles Attach to Bone
Why the Achilles Tendon Ruptures — Not the Muscle	clinical_pearl
Compartment syndrome	clinical_pearl
fasciotomy	clinical_pearl
M.A. MacConaill	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
The Geometry of Muscle Pull	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Rotary (tangential) component	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Stabilising (compressive) component	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Spurt Muscles	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Effect	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Stabilising component	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Biceps brachii	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Rectus femoris	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Iliopsoas	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Shunt Muscles	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Long head of biceps	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Spurt vs Shunt — Summary Table	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Role in Joint Movement	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
rapid elbow flexion	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Nerve and Muscle Physiology	Shunt and Spurt Muscles — Macconaill's Classification
Kolb Reflection — General Features of Muscle	reflection
Concrete Experience	reflection
Reflective Observation	reflection
Abstract Conceptualisation	reflection
Active Experimentation	reflection
What You Have Learned — General Features of Muscle	summary
AN3.1 — Classification of Muscles	summary
AN3.2 — Parts of Skeletal Muscle + Tendons vs Aponeuroses	summary
AN3.3 — Shunt and Spurt Muscles	summary
Cross-Subject Links	summary

109 terms in this module