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Muscles Flashcards

1
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Closes jaw by elevating mandible

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Masseter

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2
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Raises and protrudes lower lip

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Mentalis

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3
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Closes lips, protrudes lips, shapes lips during speech

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Orbicularis Oris

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4
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Closes eyes, squinting, blinking

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Orbicularis Oculi

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5
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Raises eyebrows and skin of forehead

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Frontalis

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6
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Pulls scalp posteriorly, connects to frontalis

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Occipitalis

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7
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Pulls corners of mouth downward

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Platysma

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8
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Rotates head toward opposite side, neck flexion when both activated

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Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)

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9
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Adduction of shoulder, horizontal adduction of shoulder, and internal rotation of shoulder

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Pectoralis Major

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10
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Moves scapula anteriorl, elevates ribs during breathing

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Pectoralis minor

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11
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Depresses the ribs during exhalation and elevates the ribs during inhalation

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Intercostals

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12
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Flexes trunk

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Rectus abdominis

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13
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Rotates trunk, flexes trunk

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External obliques

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14
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Abducts shoulder, also flexes, extends, internally rotates and externally rotates shoulder

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Deltoid

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15
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Flexes the elbow, supinates forearm, flexes shoulder

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Biceps brachii*

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16
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Flexes elbow

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Brachialis

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17
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Extends elbow, extends shoulder

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Triceps brachii*

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18
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Internally rotates shoulder

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Subscapularis

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19
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Abducts shoulder

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Supraspinatus

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20
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Externally rotates shoulder, extends shoulder

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Teres minor

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21
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Internally rotates shoulder, extends shoulder

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Teres major

22
Q

Shoulder shrugs

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Levator scapulae

23
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Adducts, retracts scapula

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Rhomboid minor

24
Q

Adducts, retracts scapula

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Rhomboid major

25
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Rotates scapula, protracts scapula

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Serratus anterior

26
Q

Flexes elbow

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Brachioradialis

27
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Pronates forearm

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Pronator teres

28
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Flexes wrist, adducts wrist

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Flexor carpi ulanris

29
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Flexes wrist, flexes fingers

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Flexor digitorum*

30
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Flexes wrist, abducts wrist

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Flexor carpi radialis

31
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Supinates forearm

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Supinator

32
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Extends wrist, adducts wrist

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Extensor carpi ulanris

33
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Extends hip

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Gluteus maximus

34
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Abducts hip, stabilizes pelvis during gait

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Gluteus medius

35
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Abducts hip, flexes hip

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Tensor fascia latae (TFL)

36
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Flexes hip

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Psoas major

37
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Flexes hip

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Iliacus

38
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Flexes hip, extends knee

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Rectus femoris*

39
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Extends knee

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Vastus lateralis, vastus intermedialis, vastus medius

40
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Adducts hip, flexes kene

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Gracillis*

41
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Flexes hip, flexes knee, externally rotates hip

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Sartorius*

42
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Extends hip, flexes knee

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Biceps femoris, semimembranosus, Semitendinosus*

43
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Plantarflexes ankle, flexes knee

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Gastrocnemius*

44
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Plantarflexes ankle

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Soleus

45
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Inverts ankle

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Tibialis posterior

46
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Everts ankle, plantarflexes ankle

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Peroneus longus, Peroneus brevis

47
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Dorsiflexes ankle, inverts ankle

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Tibialis anterior

48
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Extends wrist, abducts wrist

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Extensor carpi radialis longus

49
Q

Extends neck, elevates, depresses rotates, adducts and stabilizes scapula

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Trapezius

50
Q

Extends humerus, adducts humerus (swimming)

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Latissimus dorsi

51
Q

Extends trunk

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Erector Spinae

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