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Attachements/ actions Flashcards

1
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What muscle rotates the head

A

The splenus capitis

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2
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What muscle downward rotates the scapula

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Levator scapulae

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3
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what muscle flexes the elbow

A

The bracioradialis

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4
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What muscle flexes the knee and plantar flexes the foot

A

The gastronemus

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5
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what muscle rotates the arms inward

A

The lats

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6
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what muscle laterally rotates the humerus

A

The teres minor

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7
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what muscle abducts the arm

A

The supraspinatus

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8
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what muscle draws the scapula to the spine

A

rhomboids

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9
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what muscle extends the knee

A

The vastus medialias

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10
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what muscle everts the foot/inverts?

A

peroneous longus/ tibials anterior

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11
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what muscle turns the palm up and down

A

The pronator

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12
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What muscle draws the arm forward and down

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The pectoralis

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13
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What muscle flexes and supinates the forearm

A

biceps

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14
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What muscle flexes the thorax

A

The external oblique

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15
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What muscle flexes the wrist

A

Flexor carpi radialis

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16
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Frontalis action(Front of skull)/ attachements

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Elevates eye brows, wrinkles skin of foreheard/ Galea aponeurotica, subcutaneous tissue of eyebrow

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17
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Occipitalis ( back of skull) action/ attachements

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Retracts scalp/ superior nuchal line, temporal bone, galea aponeurotica

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18
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Orbicularis occuli(eyes) action/ attachements

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anything to do with eyelids, flow of tears/ Lacrimal bone, Maxilla, Upper and lower eyelids, skin around orbit

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19
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Orbicularis oris(mouth) action/ attachements

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closes lips, protrudes lips/ modiolus, submucosa and dermis of lips

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20
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Buccinator action/ attachements

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Compresses cheek against teeth and gums, Directs fodo between molar/ Aveolar processes of manible and maxilla, submucosa of cheek and lips

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21
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Temporalis action/ attachements

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Elevation, retractions, and lateral and medial excursion of the mandible/ temporal fossa of cranium/coronoid process and anterior border of manibular ramus

22
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Massester action/ attachements

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Elevation of mandible / zygomatic arch, lateral surface of mandibular ramus

23
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SCM Sternocleidomastoid action/ attachements

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look over shoulder, rotating head left or right, up or down/ mandubrium of the sternum, clavicle

24
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Trapezius action/ attachements

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extends and laterally flexes the neck/ occipital protuberance, spinous process of vertebre c7-t3, acromiom and spine of scapula

25
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Diaphragm action/ attachments

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Prime mover of air intake, preps for sneezing, coughing, crying, laughing, weight lifting. aids in childbirth and expulsion of urine and feces./ xiphoid process of the sternum, ribs, lumbar vertebrae

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External intercostals action/ attachments

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expand thoracic cavity and cause inflow of air/ inferior margins or ribs, superior margin of ribs

27
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External oblique action/ attachements

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supports abdomin against pull of gravity, maintains posture, contralateral rotation of the waist/ ribs 5-12

28
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internal oblique action/ attachements

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ipsilateral rotation of waist/ inguinal ligament, illiac crest, , ribs 10-12

29
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Rectus abdominus action/ attachements

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Flexes lumbar region of vertebra, forward bending at waist/ pubic symphasis, superior margin of pubis, xiphoid process

30
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Erector Spinae action/ attachements

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extension and lateral flexion of the vertbreal column/ nuchal ligament, thoracic and lumbar vertebra, mastoid process, all rib.

31
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Quadratus lumborum action/ attachements

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Aids respiration, stablizing attachments of diaphragm/ illiac crest, rib 12

32
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Levator scapulae action/ attachements

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elevates scapula, retracts scapula/ transverse process of vertebra, superior angle to medial border of scapula

33
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Rhomboids action/ attachements

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retracts scapula , fixes scapula during arm movements/ Spinous process of vertebre, medial border of scapula

34
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pectoralis action/ attachements

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flexes, adducts, medially rotates humerus, climbing, hugging/

35
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Lats action/ attachements

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Adducts and medially rotates humerus, backwards arm movements/

36
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Deltoid action/ attachements

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flex and medially rotate arm, laterally rotate arm , arm swinging/ Acromion, clavicle, deltoid tuberosity of the humerus

37
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Supraspinatus action/ attachements

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aids deltoid in abduction of arm/ fossa of scapula, greater tubercle of humerus

38
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infraspinatus action/ attachements

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Rotates humerus laterally/ fossa of scapula, greater tubercle of humerus.

39
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Brachialis action/ attachements

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flexes elbow/ anterior surface of distal half of humerus, coronoid process and tuberosity of ulna

40
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biceps brachi action/ attachements

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supination of forearm, shoulder flexion/ glenoid cavity, tuberosity of the radius, connective tissue of forearm.

41
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Triceps action/ attachements

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Extends the elbow/ glenoid cavity,posterior surface of humerus, olecranon, fascia of forearm

42
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Flexor carpi radialis action/ attachements

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flexes wrist/ medial epicondlye of humerus, base of metacarpals

43
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Psoas action/ attachements

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flexes thigh at hip, balances trunk during sitting/ Intervebreal discs of vertebra t12 - L5, lesser trochanter, shaft of femur.

44
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tensor fascia latae action/ attachments

A

Extends knee, laterally rotates tibia, aids in
abduction and medial rotation of femur/Iliac crest

45
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rectus femoris action/ attachments

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Extends knee; flexes thigh at hip/Ilium at
anterior inferior spine and superior margin, Intertrochanteric crest of femur

46
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Bicep Femoris action/ attachments

A

Flexes knee; extends hip; elevates trunk from
stooping posture; laterally rotates tibia on
femur when knee is flexed; laterally rotates
femur when hip is extended/Long
head-ischial tuberosity, lateral supracondylar line of
femur, head of fibula

47
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semitendinosis action/ attachments

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flexes knee; medially rotates tibia on femur when
knee is flexed; medially rotates femur when
hip is extended/Ischial tuberosity, Medial surface of
upper tibia

48
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SEMIMEMBRANOSUS action/ attachments

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flexes knee; medially rotates tibia on femur when
knee is flexed; medially rotates femur when
hip is extended/ Medial
condyle on tibia, lateral condyle of
femur; ligament of popliteal region.

49
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Tibilas anterior action/ attachments

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Dorsiflexes and inverts foot/ Lateral condyle of tibia, Medial cuneiform, metatarsal

50
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gastronemius action/ attachments

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plantar flexes foot, walking, runnning, jumping,/ Condyles, popliteal
surface, and lateral supracondylar of
femur; capsule of knee joint;
Calcaneus

51
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Soleus action/ attachments

A

Plantar flexes the foot/
Posterior surface of head and
proximal one-fourth of fibula; middle
one-third of tibia; interosseous membrane;
Calcaneus

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