Action of Muscles Flashcards by ELIAS MIGUEL YULDE | Brainscape

Q

raises a part

A

Levator

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Q

lowers a part

A

Depressor

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Q

widens an opening

A

Dilator

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Q

narrows an opening

A

Constrictor

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Q

encircles an aperture or closes it

A

Sphincter

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Q

straightens a part

A

extensor

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Q

bends a part

A

Flexor

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Q

pulls a part towards the median axis

A

Adductor

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Q

pulls a part away from the median axis

A

abductor

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Q

pushes a part towards the base

A

retractor

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Q

pushes a part away from the base

A

protractor

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Q

turns a part about the axis

A

rotator

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Q

rotator that turns a part upward

A

supinator

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Q

rotator that turns a part downward

A

pronator

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