muscle card Flashcards by Dana Jung

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semitendinousus

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extends thigh, flexes knee and rotated tibia medially

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gluteus medius

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abducts and rotates thigh, intramuscular injection site

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soleus

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deep to gastorc., plantar flexion of foot

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biceps femoris

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extend thigh and flexes knee

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gluteus maximus

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bulk of buttocks, extends thigh

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gastrocnemius

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major calf, prime mover for plantar flexion of the foot

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tibialis anterior

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dorsal flexion and inverts foot

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rectus femoris

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extends knee and flexes hip

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vastus medialis

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medial, extends knee

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vastus lateralis

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lateral, extends knee

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adductor muscles

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press the thighs together, adducts the thigh

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sartorius

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cross the leg

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trapezius

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extends neck and adducts scapular

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pectoralis major

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adducts and flexes the arm, rotates arm medially

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transverse abdominus

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compresses abdominal contents

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triceps brachii

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extends the forearm

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brachialis

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flexes forearm

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intercostal

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lies b/w ribs, aids in breathing

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diaphagram

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prime mover for inspiration

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deltoid

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abducts arm

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rectus abdominis

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flexes and rotates vertebral column

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external oblique

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flexes and rotates the vertebral column

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biceps brachii

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flexes elbow and supinates forearm

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latissimus dorsi

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extends, adducts and medially rotates the humerus

masseter

closes the jaw

sternocleidomastoid

flexes neck, rotates head

occipitals

pulls scalp posteriorly

temporalis

closes the jaw

frontal

raises eyebrows

orbicularis oris

kissing muscle

platysma

pulls corner of mouth inferiorly

orbicularis occuli

blinks eye

zygomaticus

smiling muscle