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Muscles of the lower limp

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o8gajeht   BONE TO BONE fibrous tissue binding bones together or lashing tendons or muscles in place  
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muscle   contractile organ capable of producing movement  
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belly   fleshy part of a muscle  
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head   portion of a muscle having a separate origin  
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tendon   (MUSCLE TO BONE) fibrous tissue securing a muscle to it's attachment  
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aponeurosis   expanded tendon for attachment of a flat muscle  
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fascia   fibrous envelopment of muscular structures  
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sheath   protective covering  
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origin   relatively fixed point of a muscle attachment  
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insertion   relatively moveable point of a muscle attachment  
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action   movement accomplished by a muscle  
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flexion   decreasing the angle between two bones  
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extension   increasing the angle between two bones  
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hyperextension   increasing the angle between two bones past the plane of the anatomical position  
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elevation   to raise  
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depression   to lower  
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abduction   to draw away from the midline  
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adduction   to draw towards the midline  
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erection   to draw upright  
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tension   to draw tight  
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rotation   to cause to revolve: internal/external rotation  
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supination   to turn palm of hand upward  
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pronation   to turn palm of hand downward  
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corrugation   to draw (skin) into wrinkles  
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sphincter   regulates the closing of an aperture  
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eversion   pointing outward away from the midline  
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inversion   pointing inward towards the midline  
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retraction   to pull (scapula) back  
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protraction   to pull (scapula) forward  
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myofibrils   contractile portions of muscle fibers  
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