Muscular System Flashcards
(37 cards)
Gastrocnemius
It extends the foot and the ankle
It flexes the shank
Tibialis posticus
It extends the foot when it is flexes
It flexes the foot when fully extended
Tibialis anticus
It flexes the foot
it extends the shanks
Extensor cruris
It extends the shank
Peroneus
It extends the shank
It extends and flexes the fooot farther
Flexor tarsi anterior
it flexes the foot
Biceps femoris
It flexes the shank
it extends the thigh
Semimembranosus
It adducts or extends the thigh ( action depends with the position of the thigh)
It flexes or extends the shank (the action depends with the position of the shank)
Gluteus
It rotates the femur Forward
Iliacus
It flexes and rotates the thigh
Pyriformis
It pulls the urostyle to one side and draws the femur dorsally
Sartorius
It flexes the shank and adducts the thigh
It also draw the limb forward
Adductor magnus
It adducts the thigh; it also draw the same ventrally
it adducts the leg
Triceps femoris
It adducts the thigh and extends the shank
Gracilis major
It adducts and extends the thigh
Gracilis minor
It flexes or extends the shank( the action depends with the position of the shank)
Dorsalis scapulae
It extends the arm
Latissimus dorsi
It raises the forelimb in upward and backward direction
Longissimus dorsi
It extends the back and elevates the head
Coccygeosacralis
It draws back nearer the urostyle or turns back one side
Coccygeoiliacus
It fixes the urostyle in connection with the pelvic girdle
External oblique
It supports the abdominal cavity as well as reduct it
Transversus or Internal Oblique
It constricts the abdominal
Temporalis
It elevates the lower jaw and closes the mouth
