Technical Tuesday Flexor
When learning anatomical terms, it is
often helpful to know the origin and meaning of specific terms. The first one
is a more obvious one – at least to dancers – the word flexor.
The word flexor is derived from the Latin flexus,
the past participle of flectere which means bender. Dancers are well aware of
what it means to flex their feet, so there is no surprise here.
Flexor is often used with other anatomical terms such as flexor
carpi ulnaris. Carpi
refers to wrist, therefore flexor carpi means “wrist bender”.
Ulnaris refers to the position at the ulna bone, so flexor
carpi ulnaris means “wrist bender at ulna” or “bender of the
wrist at the ulna”. Whew!
The point is, learning specific, commonly
used terms permits an easier understanding of other, more complex anatomical
terms. For other terms, see today’s Link
of the Day below.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #27iii.:
“The word flexor means bender.”
Link of the Day:
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possible to have a civil war?”
― George Carlin
― George Carlin
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