ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

MUSCLE ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Muscles are named based on ____
A
location
B
shape
C
size
D
# of origins
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Anatomists name the skeletal muscles according to a number of criteria, each of which describes the muscle in some way. These include naming the muscle after its shape, size, fiber direction, location, number of origins or its action. Muscle Shape: The names of some muscles reflect their shape.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some muscles are named based on their size and location, such as the gluteal muscles of the buttocks. Other muscle names can indicate the location in the body or bones with which the muscle is associated, such as the tibialis anterior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shape: The deltoid (triangular), trapezius (trapezoid), serratus (saw‐toothed), and rhomboideus major (rhomboid) muscles have names that describe their shapes.

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