Frog Flashcards
Mylohyoid
Lower jaw
Median line
Raises the floor
of the mouth
Anterior Pectoralis
Coracoid and
Epicoracoid
Humerus
No action
Transversus
Ilium and vertebrae
Linea alba
compress the ribs and viscera, providing thoracic and pelvic stability
Gluteus
Ilium
Femur
Knee extension
Posterior Pectoralis
Rectus abdominis
Humerus
Draws the arm towards the chest
Deltoid
Median line
Humerus
Pulls the arm forward
Biceps Brachii
Episternum
Radio-ulna
Flexes the forearm
Rectus Abdominis
Pubis
Sternum
Supports the abdomen and holds the sternum
External Oblique
Rectus abdominis and Dorsal fascia
Linea alba
Compresses the abdomen
Masseter
Tympanic ring
Coronoid process
Closes the mouth
Depressor Mandibularis
Tympanic ring and Dorsal fascia
Posterior angulosplenial
Opens the mouth
Temporalis
Side of the skull between eye and tympanic ring
Coronoid process
Closes the mouth
Latissimus Dorsi
Dorsal fascia
Humerus
Swings the outward and upward
Longissimus Dorsi
Sacral vertebra and ilium
Posterior portion of skull and anterior vertebrae
Raises the back
Triceps
Pelvic girdle
Tibio-fibula
Flexes and adducts thighs
Semimembranosus
Ischium
Tibio-fibula
Extends thigh and flexes shank
Biceps Femoris
Ischium
Tendon on the knee and fascia of the shank
Semitendinosus
Ischium
Tibio-fibula
Extends and adducts thigh and flexes the leg and knee
Sartorius
Ilium
Tibio-fibula
Flexes the shank and adducts the thigh
Adductor Longus
Ilium
Femur
Pulls the thigh forward and ventral
Adductor Magnus
Ischium and Pubis
Femur
Adducts. the thigh and leg
Gracilis Major /Rectus Internus Major
Ischium
Tibio-fibula
Flexes the shank and adducts the thigh
Gastrocnemius
Femur
Tendon of Achilles
Extends the foot and flexes the shank
Tibialis Anticus (anterior)
Femur
Tibiale and Fibulare
Extends the leg and flexes the foot
Peroneus
Femur
Tibio-fibula and Fibulare
Draws the shank against the thigh, extends and twists the foot
