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What muscles cause TMJ… depression

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  • lateral pterygoid
  • suprahyoid
  • infrahyoid
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What muscles cause TMJ… elevation

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  • temporalis
  • masseter
  • medial pterygoid
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What muscles cause TMJ… protrusion

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  • masseter
  • lateral pterygoid
  • medial pterygoid
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What muscles cause TMJ… retrusion

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  • temporalis
  • masseter
  • digastric
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What muscles cause TMJ… side to side

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  • medial pterygoid
  • lateral pterygoid
  • masseter
  • temporalis
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What muscles cause Cervical Spine… flexion

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  • SCM
  • Longus colli
  • scalenus muscles
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What muscles cause cervical Spine…extension

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  • splenius cervicis
  • semispinalis cervicis
  • iliocastalis cervicis
  • longissimus cervicis
  • multifidus
  • trapezius
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What muscles cause cervical Spine…

rotation and lateral side bending

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  • SCM
  • scalenes
  • splenius cervicis
  • longissiumus cervicis
  • iliocastalis cervicis
  • levator scapulae
  • multifidus
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What muscles cause Thoracic and lumbar Spine… flexion

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  • rectus abdominis
  • internal oblique
  • external oblique
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What muscles cause Thoracic and lumbar Spine… extension

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  • erector spinae
  • quadratus lumborum
  • multifidus
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What muscles cause Thoracic and lumbar Spine…

rotation and lateral bending

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  • psoas major
  • quadratus lumborum
  • external oblique
  • internal oblique
  • multifidus
  • longissimus thoracis
  • iliocostalis thoracis
  • rotatores
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What muscles cause scapula… elevation

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  • upper trap

- levator scapulae

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What muscles cause scapula… depression

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  • latissimus dorsi
  • pectoralis major
  • pectoralis minor
  • lower trap
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What muscles cause scapula… protraction

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  • serratus anterior

- pectoralis minor

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What muscles cause scapula… retraction

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  • trapezius (middle)

- rhomboids

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What muscles cause scapula… upward rotation

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  • trapezius (upper,lower)

- serratus anterior

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What muscles cause scapula… downward rotation

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  • rhomboids
  • levator scapulae
  • pectoralis minor
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… flexion

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  • anterior deltoid
  • corobrachialis
  • pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • biceps brachii
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… extension

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  • latissimus dorsi
  • posterior deltoid
  • teres major
  • triceps brachii (long head)
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… abduction

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  • middle deltoid

- supraspinatus

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What muscles cause shoulder joint… adduction

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  • pectoralis major
  • latissimus dorsi
  • teres major
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… horizontal abduction

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  • posterior deltoid
  • infraspinatus
  • teres minor
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… horizontal adduction

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  • anterior deltoid

- pectoralis major

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What muscles cause shoulder joint… lateral rotation

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  • teres minor
  • infraspinatus
  • posterior deltoid
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What muscles cause shoulder joint... medial rotation
- subscapularis - teres major - pectoralis major - latissimus dorsi - anterior deltoid
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What muscles cause elbow joint... flexion
- biceps brachii - brachialis - brachioradialis
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What muscles cause elbow joint...extension
- triceps brachii | - aconeous
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What muscles cause radioulnar joint... supination
- biceps brachii | - supinator
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What muscles cause radioulnar joint... pronation
- pronator teres | - pronator quadratus
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What muscles cause wrist joint... flexion
- flexor carpi radialis - flexor carpi ulnaris - palmaris longus
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What muscles cause wrist joint... extension
- extensor carpi radialis longus - extensor carpi radialis brevis - extensor carpi ulnaris
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What muscles cause wrist joint... radial deviation
- extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis - flexor carpi radialis - extensor pollicis longus and brevis
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What muscles cause wrist joint... ulnar deviation
- extensor carpi ulnaris | - flexor carpi ulnaris
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What muscles cause finger joint... flexion
- flexor digitorum profundus and superficialis - flexor digiti minimi - interossei - lumbricals
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What muscles cause finger joint... extension
- extensor digitorum communis - extensor indicis - extensor digiti minimi
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What muscles cause finger joint... abduction
- dorsal interossei | - abductor digiti minimi
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What muscles cause finger joint... adduction
- palmar interossei
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What muscles cause thumb joint... flexion
- flexor pollicis longus and brevis | - opponens pollicis
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What muscles cause thumb joint... extension
- extensor pollicis longus and brevis | - abductor pollicis longus
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What muscles cause thumb joint... abduction
- abductor pollicis longus and brevis
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What muscles cause thumb joint... adduction
- adductor pollicis
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What muscles cause thumb joint... opposition
- opponens pollicis - flexor pollicis brevis - abductor pollicis brevis - opponens digiti minimi
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What muscles cause hip joint...flexion
- iliopsoas - sartorius - rectus femoris - pectineus
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What muscles cause hip joint... extension
- glute max and med - semitendinosus - semimembranosus - biceps femoris
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What muscles cause hip joint... abduction
- glute med - glute minimus - piriformis - obturator internus - tensor fasciae latae
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What muscles cause hip joint... adduction
- adductor magnus - adductor longus - adductor brevis - gracilis
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What muscles cause hip joint... IR
- tensor faciae latae - glute med - glute minimus - pectineus - adductor longus
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What muscles cause hip joint... ER
- glute max - obturator externus - obturator internus - piriformis - gemelli - sartorius
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What muscles cause knee joint... flexion
- biceps femoris - semitendinosus - semimembranosus - sartporius
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What muscles cause knee joint... extension
- rectus femoris - vastus lateralis - vastus intemredius - vastus medialis
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What muscles cause ankle joint... plantar flexion
- tibialis posterior - gastroc - soleus - pernoeus longus - peroneus brevis - plantaris - flexor hallucis
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What muscles cause ankle joint... dorsiflexion
- tibialis anterior - extensor hallucis longus - extensor digitorum longus - peroneus tertius
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What muscles cause ankle joint... inversion
- tibialis posterior - tibialis anterior - flexor difitorum longus
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What muscles cause ankle joint...eversion
- peroneus longus - peroneus brevis - peroneus tertius
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What muscles cause toe joint... flexion
- flexor digitorum longus and brevis - flexor hallucis longus and brevis - flexor digiti minimi brevis - quadratus plantae - lumbricals
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What muscles cause toe joint... extension
- extensor digitorum longus and brevis - extensor hallucis longus and brevis - lumbricals
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What muscles cause toe joint... abduction
- abductor hallucis - abductor digit minimi - dorsal interossei
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What muscles cause toe joint... adduction
- adductor hallucis | - plantar interossei

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