muscular system Flashcards by Anna Stigen

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adductors

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thigh muscles

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biceps brachii

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bulges when elbow is flexed

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biceps femoris

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part of the hamstrings

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buccinators

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flat thin muscle on wall of cheek

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deltoid

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triangular muscle used to raise arm from side

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extensors

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muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or other part of the body.

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external intercostals

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outer layer of muscles between ribs

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external oblique

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muscle in abdomin

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fibularis longus

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flexes ankle

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flexors

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muscle whose contraction bends a limb or other part of the body

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frontalis

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forehead muscle

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gastrocnemius

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flexes knee and foot

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gluteus maximus

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moves hip and thigh

one of strongest muscles in body

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gluteus medius

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causes thigh to rotate

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internal oblique

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located above hips

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latissimus dorsi

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rotates arm and moves shoulder back and down

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masseter

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causes jaw to close during chewing

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orbicularis oculi

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closes eyelids

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orbicularis oris

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controls lip movements

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pectoralis major

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large muscle in chest

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rectus abdominus

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keeps intestines and abdominal organs in place

supports spine muscles

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rectus femoris

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attached to hip

helps extend/raise knee

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sartorius

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muscle that runs from hipbone to knee

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semimembranosus

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muscle in back of thigh

semitendinosus

muscle in back of thigh

soleus

muscle in calf

sternocleidomastoid

bends head and neck forward and sideways

temporalis

raises lower jaw

tibialis anterior

forms first metatarsal bones of foot

trapezius

back of neck and shoulders | move head and shoulder blade

triceps brachii

muscle in upper arm

vastus lateralis

part of quadriceps | covers femur

vastus medialis

extends knee

zygomaticus

cheekbone

quadriceps

large muscle at front of thigh

hamstring

flex, rotate and extend leg at thigh