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Actions of Muscles Flashcards

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Occipitofrontalis

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Raises eyebrows, draws scalp anteriorly

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Orbicularis oculi

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Closes eyelids as blinking or squinting

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Orbicularis oris

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Closes mouth, protrudes and purses lips

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Platysma

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Draws an angle of mouth downward, synergist for depression of mandible

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Masseter

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Elevates mandible

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Temporalis

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Elevates mandible

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Medial pterygoid

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Elevates mandible and moves it side to side

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Lateral pterygoid

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Depresses mandible and moves it side to side

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Digastric

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Depresses mandible

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Sternocleidomastoid

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Flexes neck, rotates head to shoulder on opposite side, lateral flexion

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Trapezius

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Extends neck, retracts, fixes , elevates and depresses scapula

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Pectoralis minor

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Draws scapular anteriorly and inferiorly, elevates ribs during deep inspiration

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13
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Internal intercostals

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Depress rib cage during expiration

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14
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External intercostals

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Elevate rib cage during inspiration

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15
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Pectoralis major

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Flexion, adducts and medially rotates upper arm

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Teres major

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Extends, adducts, and medially rotates upper arm

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Latissimus dorsi

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Extends, adducts, and medially rotates upper arm

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Deltoid

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Flexes, extends, abducts, medially, and laterally rotates arm

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19
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Subscapularis

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Medially rotates humerus

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20
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Infraspinatus

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Laterally rotates humerus

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21
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Teres minor

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Laterally rotates humerus

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22
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Supraspinatus

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Initiates abduction of shoulder/humerus; stabilizes shoulder joint

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Biceps brachii

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Flexes and supinates forearm

24
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Triceps brachii

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Extends forearm

25
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Brachialis

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Flexes forearm

26
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Supinator

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Supinates forearm

27
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Pronator teres

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Pronates forearm

28
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Brachioradialis

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Flexes forearm at elbow

29
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Flexor carpi radialis

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Flexes and abducts hand

30
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Palmaris longus

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Weak wrist flexor

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Extensor digitorum

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Extends digits 2-5

32
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Flexor digitorum superficialis

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Flexes digits 2-5

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External oblique

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Flexes vertebral column, fixes and depresses ribs, rotates trunk, compresses anterior abdominal wall

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Internal oblique

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Flexes vertebral column, fixes and depresses ribs, rotates trunk, compresses anterior abdominal wall

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Transversus abdominis

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Compresses anterior abdominal wall

36
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Rectus abdominis

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Flexes vertebral column; increases abdominal pressure and fixes and depresses ribs

37
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Erector spinae

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Prime mover for back extension

38
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Iliopsoas

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Flexes trunk at thigh; major flexor of hip

39
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Tensor fasciae latae

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Extends knee via iliotibial tract; upright postural control

40
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Adductor longus

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Adducts, flexes and laterally rotates thigh

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Gracilis

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Adducts thigh and flexes leg at knee

42
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Gluteus medius

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Abducts and medially rotates thigh

43
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Gluteus maximus

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Powerfully extends and laterally rotates thigh

44
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Sartorius

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Flexes leg; flexes, abducts and laterally rotates thigh

45
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Biceps femoris

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Extends thigh, flexes leg

46
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Semitendinosus

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Extends thigh and flexes leg; medially rotates leg

47
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Semimembranosus

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Extends thigh; flexes knee; medially rotates leg

48
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Rectus femoris

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Extends leg and flexes thigh

49
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Vastus lateralis

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Extends leg

50
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Vastus medialis

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Extends leg

51
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Vastus intermedius

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Extends leg

52
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Tibialis anterior

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Dorsiflexes and inverts of foot

53
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Extensor digitorum longus

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Extends toes, dorsiflexes foot, everts foot

54
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Flexor digitorum longus

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Flexes toes, plantar flexes and inverts foot

55
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Gastrocnemius

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Flexes leg; plantar flexes foot

56
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Soleus

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Plantar flexes foot

57
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FIbularis longus

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Plantar flexes and everts foot

BI 121 (28 decks)

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