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The _________ is the connective tissue covering that surrounds the entire muscle and blends with the fascia.epimysium
The __________ is a layer of loose areolar connective tissue that covers each individual muscle fiber.endomysium
___________ fascia is connective tissue found between the skin and muscles, and may have large deposits of fat.Superficial
Groups of tendons from different muscles pass under a band of connective tissue called the ___________ in either the wrist or ankle that functions to prevent bowing of tendons.retinaculum
The ______ is the attachment of muscle to bone at the stationary end of the muscle.origin
The __________ muscle is the muscle of the cheek and has many functions such as blowing, sucking, and chewing.buccinator
The _________ is one of the muscles used to open your mouth.digastric
The ________ is the thin superficial muscle of the neck that tenses the skin of the neck, also called the "shaving" muscle.platysma
The important surgical landmark that appears as a white line on the anterior midline of the abdomen and is formed by the aponeuroses of the abdominal muscles is called the _____ ____.linea alba
The _______________ muscle is found at the base of the penis in males and encircles the vaginal opening in females.bulbospongiosus
The prime flexor of the shoulder is the __________ _____, and its antagonist is the latissimus dorsi, the prime extensor of the shoulder.pectoralis major;
The muscle that you can palpate just lateral to your shin bone is the ________ ________.tibialis anterior
The tendon of the ______ _____ ________ forms an important landmark for checking someone's pulse on the anterior medial aspect of the wrist.flexor carpi radialis
When you hyperextend your fingers, the 4 distal tendons on the back of your hand belong to the ________ _________ muscle.extensor digitorum
The longest muscle of the body is the _________.sartorius
The gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle are collectively called the _______ _____.triceps surae
The ______ is one of the four bony landmarks of the perineum.coccyx
The ________ is one of the three muscles of respiration.diaphragm
The four motions of the elbow are flexion, extension, pronation, and __________.supination
Adductor magnus is an adductor muscles of the ___.hip
______ _______, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus are the three muscles that make up the hamstring muscles.Biceps femoris
Supraspinatous, infraspinatous, teres minor, and ______________ are the four rotator cuff muscles.subscapularis
External oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominus, and ______ _________ are the four sheet-like muscles of the abdomen.rectus abdominus
Temporalis, masseter, lateral pterygoids and ______ __________ are the four paired muscles of mastication.medial pterygoids
Direct fleshy attachment and ________ __________ are two ways that muscles attach to bones.indirect attachment

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