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| Question | Answer |
| intrinsic muscle | muscle entirely contained within a particular region, having both its origin and insertion there |
| extrinsic muscle | muscle that acts upon a designated region but has its origin elsewhere |
| innervation | nerve supply to an organ |
| rectus sheath | fibrous sleeve enclosing the rectus abdominis |
| linea alba | bertical brivrous strip separating the rectus abdominis into right and left halves |
| inguinal ligament | aponeurosis that extends from the pubis to the anterior superior spine of the ilium |
| perineum | diamond shaped region between the thighs bordered by the pubic symphysis, coccys, and ishial tuberosities |
| urogenital triangle | anterior half of the perineum |
| anal triangle | posterior half of the perineum |
| superficial perineal space | layer of pelvic floor just deep to the skin |
| urogenital diaphragm | middle layer of pelvic floor |
| pelvic diaphragm | deepest layer of pelvic floor |
| rotator cuff | tendons of the infraspintaus, supraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor |
| hernia | condition in which the viscera protrude through a weak point in the muscular wall of the abdominopelvic cavity |
| carpel tunnel syndrome | condition characterized by inflamed, swollen, or fibrotic tissue in the wrist |
| tongue | the only muscle in the body with an origin and no insertion |
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