Muscle actions Flashcards by Christine Cunningham

Biceps femoris
Semitend/Semimem
Sartorius

knee flexion

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Rectus femoris
vastus lateralis, medialis, intermedius

knee extension

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posterior tib
gastroc/soleus
fibularis longus, brevis
plantaris
flexor hallucis

plantarflexion

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anterior tib
extensor hallucis longus
extensor digitorum longus
fibularis tertius

dorsiflexion

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posterior and anterior tib
flexor digitorum longus

inversion

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fibularis longus, brevis, tertius

eversion

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SCM
longus colli
scalenes

cervical flexion

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splenius cervicis
semispinalis cervicis
iliocostalis cervicis
longissimus cervicis
multifidus
traps

cervical extension

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SCM
scalenes
splenius cervicis
longissimus cervicis
iliocostalis cervicis
levator
multifidus

cervical rotation and lateral bending

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rectus abdominis
int/ext oblique

thoracolumbar flexion

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erector spinae
QL
multifidus

thoracolumbar extension

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psoas
QL
ext/int oblique
multifidus
longissimus thoracis
iliocostalis thoracis
rotatores

thoracolumbar rotation and lateral bending

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What muscles depress TMJ?

lateral pterygoid
suprahyoid
infrahyoid

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What muscles elevate TMJ?

temporalis
masseter
medial pterygoid

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What muscles protrude TMJ?

masseter
lateral and medial pterygoid

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What muscles retrude TMJ?

temporalis
masseter
digastric

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What muscles move TMJ side to side?

medial and lateral pterygoid
masseter
temporalis

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What muscles flex cervical spine?

SCM
longus colli
scalenes

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What muscles extend cervical spine?

splenius cervicis
semispinalis cervicis
iliocostalis cervicis
longissimus cervicis
multifidus
traps

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What muscles rotate and laterally bend the cervical spine?

SCM
scalenes
splenius cervicis
longissimus cervicis
iliocostalis cervicis
levator
multifidus

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What muscles flex the rest of the spine?

rectus abdominis
in/ext oblique

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What muscles extend the rest of the spine?

erector spinae
QL
multifidus

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What muscles rotate and laterally bend the rest of the spine?

psoas
QL
Ext/in oblique
multifidus
longissimus and iliocostalis throacis
rotatores

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What muscles elevate the scaps?

upper trap
levator

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What muscles protract the scaps?

serratus pec minor

What muscles upwardly rotate the scaps?

upper and lower traps serratus

What muscles depress the scaps?

lats pec minor and major lower trap

What muscles retract the scaps?

middle trap rhomboids

What muscles downwards rotate the scaps?

rhomboids levator pec minor

What muscles flex the shoulder?

anterior delt coracobrachialis pec major biceps

What muscles abduct the shoulder?

middle delt supraspinatus

What muscles extend the shoulder?

lats posterior delt teres major triceps

What muscles adduct the shoulder?

pec major lats teres major

What muscles horizontally abduct the shoulder?

posterior delt infraspinatus teres minor

What muscles horizontally adduct the shoulder?

anterior delt pec major

What muscles ER the shoulder?

teres minor infraspinatus posterior delt

What muscles IR the shoulder?

subscap teres major pec major lats anterior delt

What muscles flex the elbow?

biceps brachialis brachioradialis

What muscles extend the elbow?

triceps aconeus

What muscles supinate the radioulnar joint?

biceps supinator

What muscles pronate the radioulnar joint?

pronator teres and quadratus

What muscles flex the wrist?

flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris palmaris longus

What muscles extend the wrist?

extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis extensor carpi ularnis

What muscles radially deviate the wrist?

extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis flexor carpi radialis extensor pollicis longus and brevis

What muscles ulnarly deviate the wrist?

extensor and flexor carpi ulnaris

What muscles flex the hip?

iliopsoas sartorius rectus femoris pectineus

What muscles abduct the hip?

glute med/min piriformis obturator internus TFL

What muscles IR hip?

TFL glute med/min pectineus adductor longus

What muscles extend the hip?

glue max/med semitend/mem biceps femoris

What muscles adduct the hip?

adductor magnus, brevis, longus gracilis

What muscles ER the hip?

glute max obturator ext/int piriformis gemelli sartorius

What muscles flex the knee?

biceps femoris semiten/mem sartorius

What muscles extend the knee?

rectus femoris vastus lateralis, medialis, intermedius

What muscles PF?

poster tib gastroc/soleus fibularis longus, brevis plantaris flexor hallucis

What muscles DF?

ant tib extensor hallucis longus, digitorum longus fibularis tertius

What muscles invert foot?

ant/post tib flexor digitorum longus

What muscles evert foot?

fibularis longus, brevis, tertius

anterior delt coracobrachialis pec major biceps

shoulder flexion

lats posterior delt teres major triceps

shoulder extension

middle deltoid supraspinatus

shoulder abduction

pec major lats teres major

shoulder adduction

teres minor infraspinatus posterior delt

shoulder ER

subscapularis teres major pec major lat anterior delt

shoulder IR

posterior delt infraspinatus teres minor

shoulder horizontal abduction

anterior delt pec major

shoulder horizonal adduction

upper trap levator

scapula elevation

lats pec major and minor lower trap

scapula depression

serratus pec minor

scapula protraction

middle trap rhomboids

scapula retraction

upper and lower trap serratus

scapula upward rotation

rhomboids levator pec mino

scapula downward rotation

biceps bracialis brachioradialis

elbow flexion

triceps aconeus

elbow extension

biceps supinator

supination

pronator teres pronator quadratus

pronation

flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris palmaris longus

wrist flexion

extensor carpi radialis longus extensor carpi radialis brevis extensor carpi ulnaris

wrist extension

extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis flexor carpi radialis extensor pollicis longus extensor pollicis brevis

radial deviation

extensor carpi ulnaris flexor carpi ulnaris

ulnar deviation