ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Muscles Named for Action Action: flexor carpi radialis – flexes wrist. abductor magnus – abducts the thigh.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Adductor Longus is the longest muscle in the Adductor group, which makes its name fitting since it means ‘long’ in Latin. This muscle originates on the pubic bone and attaches near the top and inside of the femur on the linea aspera. The primary function of this muscle is adduction and hip flexion.

Detailed explanation-3: -These include naming the muscle after its shape, its size compared to other muscles in the area, its location in the body or the location of its attachments to the skeleton, how many origins it has, or its action.

Detailed explanation-4: -The skeletal muscle’s anatomical location or its relationship to a particular bone often determines its name. For example, the frontalis muscle is located on top of the frontal bone of the skull.