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Block 1: Muscles & Functions Flashcards

Face: facial expression & mastication Neck Abdomen Thorax: Superficial, Deep, Ventilation Shoulder & Back: Superficial & Deep (Rotator Cuff)

1
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frontalis

A

raise eyebrows

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2
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occipitalis

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pulls scalp posteriorly

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3
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orbicularis oculi

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closes eye

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4
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orbicularis oris

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closes and protrudes lips

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5
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buccinator

A

manipulate food during chewing

expels air through pursed lips

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6
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zygomaticus major

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pulls angle of mouth superiorly and laterally

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7
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zygomaticus minor

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raises lateral portion of upper lip

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8
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platysma

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depresses lower lip
depresses mandible
tenses skin of neck

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9
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masseter

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elevates mandible

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10
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temporalis

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elevates and retracts mandible

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11
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diagastric

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depresses mandible

fixator of hyoid bone during swallowing

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12
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mylohyiod

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elevates hyoid bone & floor of mouth

assist tongue in pushing food towards the pharynx

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13
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sternohyoid

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depresses hyoid bone and larynx

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14
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sternocleidomastoid (bilateral action)

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bilateral action (together) = flexes head

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15
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sternocleidomastoid (unilateral action)

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unilateral action (singular) = flex and rotate head toward opposite side

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16
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anterior, middle, and posterior scalene (bilateral action)

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bilateral action (together) =
flexes head
elevate rib cage with vertebral column during forced inspiration

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17
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anterior, middle, and posterior scalene (unilateral action)

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unilateral action (individual) = rotate head laterally

18
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external oblique (unilateral action)

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unilateral action (individual) = laterally bends the trunk

19
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internal oblique (unilateral action)

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unilateral action (individual) = laterally bends the trunk

20
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transverse abdominus (unilateral action)

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unilateral action (individual) = laterally bends the trunk

21
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external oblique, internal oblique, and transverse abdominus (bilateral action)

A 
bilateral action (together) = 
flexes the trunk
with vertebral column fixed, compresses the contents of the abdomen
22
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linea alba (what is it)

A

vertical white line on abdomin

23
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tendinous intersections (what is it)

A

lateral white lines on abdomin

24
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Rectus sheath (what is it)

A

covering of rectus abdominus

25
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pectoralis major

A

flexes & adducts the arm

rotates arm medially

26
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pectoralis minor

A

protracts and depresses the scalpula

27
Q

serratus anterior

A

protracts scapula

assists in upward rotation of scapula

28
Q

diaphram

A

flattens to lower floor of thoracic cavity, increasing volume

29
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external intercostals

A

elevates rib cage

30
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trapezious

A

extends the head
retracts the scapula
depresses scapula
rotates scapula upward

31
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deltoid

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abducts the arm

secondarily flexes and extends arm

32
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latissimus dorsi

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adducts & extends the arm

33
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supraspinatus (function & component of what?)

A

Function =
assists in abduction of arm
holds the humerus & stabilizes shoulder joint

Component of = rotator cuff muscles

34
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infraspinatus (function & component of what?)

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Function =
rotates arm laterally
stabilizes shoulder joint

Component of = rotator cuff muscles

35
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subscapularis (function & component of what?)

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Function =
adducts & rotates arm medially
stabilizes shoulder joint

Component of = rotator cuff muscles

36
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teres minor (function & component of what?)

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Function =
rotates arm laterally
stabilizes shoulder joint

Component of = rotator cuff muscles

37
Q

levator scapulae

A

elevates scapula

38
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Rhomboid Major & Minor

A

retracts scapula

39
Q

Teres Major

A

adducts & extends arm

rotates arm medially

40
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splenius capitis

A

extends the head

rotates the head to the same side

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