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Deltoid - anterior part

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-Flexion at shoulder
-Medial rotation at shoulder

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Deltoid - middle part

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-Abduction at shoulder

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Deltoid - posterior part

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-Extension at shoulder
-Lateral rotation at shoulder

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Teres major

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-Stabilize shoulder
-Adduction at shoulder
-Medial rotation at shoulder
-Extension of humerus from flexed position

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Infraspinatus

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-Lateral rotation at shoulder

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Supraspinatus

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-Abduction at shoulder
-Stabilize shoulder

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Subscapularis

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-Medial rotation at shoulder
-Stabilize shoulder

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Teres minor

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-Lateral rotation at shoulder
-Stabilize shoulder

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Triceps brachii - long head + lateral head + medial head

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-Extension at elbow joint
-extension at shoulder joint (long head)

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Biceps brachii - long head + short head

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-Flexion at shoulder
-Supination of forearm
-Stabilize shoulder and elbow
-Flexion at elbow joint

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Coracobrachialis

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-Stabilize shoulder
-Flexion at shoulder
-Adduction at shoulder

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Brachialis

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-Flexion at elbow joint (boss)

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Rectus femoris

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-Flexion at hip
-Extension at knee

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Vastus lateralis

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-Extension at knee

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Vastus medialis

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-Extension at knee

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Vastus intermedius

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-Extension at knee

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Psoas major and Iliacus

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Unilateral contraction:
-flexion at hip
-lateral rotation at hip

Bilateral contraction:
-flexion of trunk when thigh is in a fixed position
-posture

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Pectineus

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-Flexion at hip
-Adduction at hip
-Rotation of femur

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Sartorius

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-Flexion at hip
-Abduction at hip
-Flexion at knee
-Small medial rotation at knee

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Gracilis

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-Adduction at hip
-Flexion at knee
-Small medial rotation at knee

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Adductor longus

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-Adduction at hip

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Adductor brevis

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-Adduction at hip

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Adductor magnus - adductor part

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-Flexion at hip
-Adduction at hip

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Adductor magnus - hamstring part

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-Extension at hip

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Obturator externus
-Lateral rotation at hip -Stabilizes hip joint
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Biceps femoris - long head
-Extension at hip -Flexion at knee -Lateral rotation of knee
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Biceps femoris - short head
-Flexion at knee
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Semimembranosus
-Extension at hip -Flexion at knee -Small medial rotation of knee
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Semitendinosus
-Extension at hip -Flexion at knee -Small medial rotation of knee
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Pronator teres
-pronation of forearm -flexion of forearm
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Flexor carpi radialis
-flexion of forearm -flexion of hand -abduction of hand
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Palmaris longus
-flexion of forearm -flexion of hand -tenses palmar aponeurosis
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Flexor carpi ulnaris
-flexion of forearm -flexion of hand -adduction of hand
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Flexor digitorum superficilis
-flexion of forearm -flexion of hand -flexion at the metacarpal joints of digits 2-5 -flexion at the proximal interphalangeal joints of digits 2-5
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Flexor digitorum profundus
-flexion of hand -flexion of metacarpal joints of digits 2-5 -flexion of proximal interphalangeal joints of digits 2-5 -flexion of distal interphalangeal joints of digits 2-5
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Flexor pollicis longus
-flexion of hand -flexion at metacarpal joint of digit 1 -flexion at interphalangeal joint of digit 1
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Pronator quadratus
-Pronation of forearm -binds ulna and radius
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Superior trapezius
-Elevate scapula -Upwards rotation of scapula
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Middle trapezius
-Retract scapula -Upwards rotation of scapula
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Inferior trapezius
-Depress scapula -Upwards rotation of scapula -Glenoid cavity moves superiorly -Inferior angle moves laterally
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Latissimus dorsi
-Extension at shoulder -adduction at shoulder -medial rotation at shoulder -lifts body towards arms when humerus is in fixed position
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Rhomboid major
-retraction of scapula -Downward rotation of scapula -Glenoid cavity moves inferiorly -Inferior angle moves medially
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Rhomboid minor
-Retraction of the scapula -Downward rotation of scapula -Glenoid cavity moves inferiorly -Inferior angle moves medially
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Levator scapulae
-Elevation of the scapula -Downward rotation of scapula (returning scapula to anatomical position)
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Serratus posterior superior + inferior
-proprioception -SPS elevates ribs -SPI depresses ribs
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Iliocostalis + longissimus + spinalis
Bilateral contraction: -extend vertebral column and head Unilateral contraction: -lateral flexion of vertebral column
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Semispinalis + Multifidus + Rotatores
-Stabilize vertebral colum -Proprioception (rotatores)? Bilateral contraction: -extend vertebral column (all) and head (semispinalis) Unilateral contraction: -contralateral rotation of vertebral column (all) and head (semispinalis) -Lateral flexion of vertebral column
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Interspinales + intertransversarii + levatores costarum
-Stabilize vertebral column Bilateral contraction: -Aid in extension of vertebral column (interspinales) -Elevate ribs during respiration (levatores costarum) Unilateral contraction: -Lateral flexion of vertebral column (intertransversarii, levatores costarum)
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External oblique + internal oblique + transversus abdonimus
-move trunk -rotation -lateral flexion of trunk (EO + IO) -compresses abdonminal viscera -maintain or increase intra-abdominal pressure -elevates diaphragm during expiration
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Rectus abdominus
-flexion of trunk (indirectly through lumbar vertebrae)
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Levator ani
-Sustained contraction of pelvic diaphragm -Supports abdominopelvic viscera -Maintains urinary and fecal continence Active contraction of pelvic diaphragm: -primarily increases supports to abdominopelvic viscera during moments of increased intra-abdominal pressure -secondarily increases intra-abdominal pressure to aid expulsion
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Pectoralis major
-Adduction of humerus -Medial rotation of humerus -Flexion of humerus -Extension of humerus from a flexed position
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Pectoralis minor
-Stabilize scapula on thoracic wall -Protraction of scapula: draws scapula anteroinferiorly
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Serratus anterior
-Stabilizes scapula against thoracic wall -Protracts scapula -Upwards rotation of scapula (inferior angle moves laterally)
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Which muscles do flexion of the forearm?
-Pronator teres -flexor carpi radialis -palmaris longus -flexor carpi ulnaris -flexor digitorum superficialis -biceps brachii -brachialis
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Which muscles pronate?
-pronator teres -pronator quadratus
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Which muscles supinate?
Biceps brachii
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Which muscles do flexion of hand?
-flexor carpi radialis -palmaris longus -flexor carpi ulnaris -flexor digitorum superficialis -flexor digitorum profundus -flexor pollicis longus
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Which muscles do abduction of the hand?
flexor carpi radialis
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which muscles do adduction of the hand?
flexor carpi ulnaris
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which muscles do flexion of the metacarpal joints of digits 2-5?
-flexor digitorum superficialis -flexor digitorum profundus
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which muscles do hip adduction?
-pectineus -gracilis -adductors (longus, brevis, magnus)
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which muscles do hip abduction?
Sartorius
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which muscles do medial hip rotation?
none
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which muscles do hip flexion?
-iliopsoas -adductor longus -pectineus -rectus femoris -sartorius
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which muscles do hip extension?
-biceps femoris LH -semitendinosus -semimembranosus -adductor magnus
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which muscles do lateral hip rotation?
-obturator externus -iliopsoasi
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which muscles do knee flexion?
-sartoris -gracilis -semimembranosus -semitendanosus -biceps femoris LH + SH
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which muscles do knee extension?
quadriceps femoris
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which muscles do medial knee rotation?
-sartorius -gracilis -semitendinosus -semimembranosus
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which muscles do lateral knee rotation?
-biceps femoris LH + SH
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which muscles do lateral shoulder rotation?
-teres minor -infraspinatus -posterior deltoid
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which muscles do medial shoulder rotation?
-subscapularis -teres major -anterior deltoid -pectoralis major -lattisimus dorsi
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which muscles do shoulder abduction?
-middle deltoid -supraspinatus
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which muscles do shoulder adduction?
-teres major -coracobrachialis -lattisimus dorsi -pectoralis major
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which muscles do shoulder extension?
-posterior deltoid -triceps brachii long head -teres major -lattisimus dorsi
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which muscles do shoulder flexion?
-biceps brachii -anterior deltoid -coracobrachialis -pectoralis major
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which muscles do elbow extension?
-triceps brachii
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which muscles do spine flexion?
-external oblique -internal oblique -rectus abdominis
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which muscles do spine extension?
-longissimus -ilicostalis -spinalis -semispinalis -splenius
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which muscles do lateral spine flexion?
-splenius -longissimus -iliocostalis -spinalis -lattisimus dorsi -mutifidus -rotatores -semispinales -intertransversarii -lavatores costarum -external oblique -internal oblique
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which muscles do scapula elevation?
-trapezius (superior fibres) -levator scapulae
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which muscles do scapula depression?
-trapezius (inferior fibres)
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which muscles do scapula adduction?
-trapezius (middle fibres) -rhomboid major and minor
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which muscles do scapula abduction?
-serratus anterior
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which muscles do upwards scapula rotation?
-trapezius -serratus anterior
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which muscles do downwards scapula rotation?
-levator scapulae -rhomboid major and minor

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