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What muscle rotates the head

A

The splenus capitis

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What muscle downward rotates the scapula

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Levator scapulae

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what muscle flexes the elbow

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The bracioradialis

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What muscle flexes the knee and plantar flexes the foot

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The gastronemus

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5
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what muscle rotates the arms inward

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The lats

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what muscle laterally rotates the humerus

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The teres minor

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what muscle abducts the arm

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The supraspinatus

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what muscle draws the scapula to the spine

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rhomboids

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9
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what muscle extends the knee

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The vastus medialias

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what muscle everts the foot/inverts?

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peroneous longus/ tibials anterior

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11
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what muscle turns the palm up and down

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The pronator

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12
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What muscle draws the arm forward and down

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The pectoralis

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13
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What muscle flexes and supinates the forearm

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biceps

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14
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What muscle flexes the thorax

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The external oblique

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15
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What muscle flexes the wrist

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Flexor carpi radialis

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Frontalis action(Front of skull)/ attachements

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Elevates eye brows, wrinkles skin of foreheard/ Galea aponeurotica, subcutaneous tissue of eyebrow

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Occipitalis ( back of skull) action/ attachements

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Retracts scalp/ superior nuchal line, temporal bone, galea aponeurotica

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Orbicularis occuli(eyes) action/ attachements

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anything to do with eyelids, flow of tears/ Lacrimal bone, Maxilla, Upper and lower eyelids, skin around orbit

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Orbicularis oris(mouth) action/ attachements

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closes lips, protrudes lips/ modiolus, submucosa and dermis of lips

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Buccinator action/ attachements

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Compresses cheek against teeth and gums, Directs fodo between molar/ Aveolar processes of manible and maxilla, submucosa of cheek and lips

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Temporalis action/ attachements

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Elevation, retractions, and lateral and medial excursion of the mandible/ temporal fossa of cranium/coronoid process and anterior border of manibular ramus

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Massester action/ attachements

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Elevation of mandible / zygomatic arch, lateral surface of mandibular ramus

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SCM Sternocleidomastoid action/ attachements

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look over shoulder, rotating head left or right, up or down/ mandubrium of the sternum, clavicle

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Trapezius action/ attachements

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extends and laterally flexes the neck/ occipital protuberance, spinous process of vertebre c7-t3, acromiom and spine of scapula

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Diaphragm action/ attachments
Prime mover of air intake, preps for sneezing, coughing, crying, laughing, weight lifting. aids in childbirth and expulsion of urine and feces./ xiphoid process of the sternum, ribs, lumbar vertebrae
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External intercostals action/ attachments
expand thoracic cavity and cause inflow of air/ inferior margins or ribs, superior margin of ribs
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External oblique action/ attachements
supports abdomin against pull of gravity, maintains posture, contralateral rotation of the waist/ ribs 5-12
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internal oblique action/ attachements
ipsilateral rotation of waist/ inguinal ligament, illiac crest, , ribs 10-12
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Rectus abdominus action/ attachements
Flexes lumbar region of vertebra, forward bending at waist/ pubic symphasis, superior margin of pubis, xiphoid process
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Erector Spinae action/ attachements
extension and lateral flexion of the vertbreal column/ nuchal ligament, thoracic and lumbar vertebra, mastoid process, all rib.
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Quadratus lumborum action/ attachements
Aids respiration, stablizing attachments of diaphragm/ illiac crest, rib 12
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Levator scapulae action/ attachements
elevates scapula, retracts scapula/ transverse process of vertebra, superior angle to medial border of scapula
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Rhomboids action/ attachements
retracts scapula , fixes scapula during arm movements/ Spinous process of vertebre, medial border of scapula
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pectoralis action/ attachements
flexes, adducts, medially rotates humerus, climbing, hugging/
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Lats action/ attachements
Adducts and medially rotates humerus, backwards arm movements/
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Deltoid action/ attachements
flex and medially rotate arm, laterally rotate arm , arm swinging/ Acromion, clavicle, deltoid tuberosity of the humerus
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Supraspinatus action/ attachements
aids deltoid in abduction of arm/ fossa of scapula, greater tubercle of humerus
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infraspinatus action/ attachements
Rotates humerus laterally/ fossa of scapula, greater tubercle of humerus.
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Brachialis action/ attachements
flexes elbow/ anterior surface of distal half of humerus, coronoid process and tuberosity of ulna
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biceps brachi action/ attachements
supination of forearm, shoulder flexion/ glenoid cavity, tuberosity of the radius, connective tissue of forearm.
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Triceps action/ attachements
Extends the elbow/ glenoid cavity,posterior surface of humerus, olecranon, fascia of forearm
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Flexor carpi radialis action/ attachements
flexes wrist/ medial epicondlye of humerus, base of metacarpals
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Psoas action/ attachements
flexes thigh at hip, balances trunk during sitting/ Intervebreal discs of vertebra t12 - L5, lesser trochanter, shaft of femur.
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tensor fascia latae action/ attachments
Extends knee, laterally rotates tibia, aids in abduction and medial rotation of femur/Iliac crest
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rectus femoris action/ attachments
Extends knee; flexes thigh at hip/Ilium at anterior inferior spine and superior margin, Intertrochanteric crest of femur
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Bicep Femoris action/ attachments
Flexes knee; extends hip; elevates trunk from stooping posture; laterally rotates tibia on femur when knee is flexed; laterally rotates femur when hip is extended/Long head-ischial tuberosity, lateral supracondylar line of femur, head of fibula
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semitendinosis action/ attachments
flexes knee; medially rotates tibia on femur when knee is flexed; medially rotates femur when hip is extended/Ischial tuberosity, Medial surface of upper tibia
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SEMIMEMBRANOSUS action/ attachments
flexes knee; medially rotates tibia on femur when knee is flexed; medially rotates femur when hip is extended/ Medial condyle on tibia, lateral condyle of femur; ligament of popliteal region.
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Tibilas anterior action/ attachments
Dorsiflexes and inverts foot/ Lateral condyle of tibia, Medial cuneiform, metatarsal
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gastronemius action/ attachments
plantar flexes foot, walking, runnning, jumping,/ Condyles, popliteal surface, and lateral supracondylar of femur; capsule of knee joint; Calcaneus
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Soleus action/ attachments
Plantar flexes the foot/ Posterior surface of head and proximal one-fourth of fibula; middle one-third of tibia; interosseous membrane; Calcaneus

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