function Flashcards
close the eyes
obicularis occuli
closes and protrudes your lips
obicularis oris
elevates and RETRACTS mandible
temporalis
elevates and PROTRACTS mandible
massetor
if one contracts-it turns head side to side
if both contract-pull head forward and down
sternocleidomastoid
EXTEND forearm at elbow, muscle of anterior upper arm
triceps brachii
FLEXES forearm at elbow, stabilizes elbow during bicep curls
biceps brachii
flexes the wrist
palmarus longus
depresses and protracts the scapula
pectoralis major
compresses abdomen (flexes and ROTATES the vertebral column)
external obliques
compresses abdomen, (flexes the vertebral column) 2
internal obliques
compresses abdominal contents
transverse abdominus
compresses abdomen, (flexes the vertebral column) 2
rectus abdominus
extend arm at shoulder
latissimus dorsi
FLEX leg at knee, flexes thigh at hip, abducts thigh, laterally rotates thigh, and medially rotates leg.
sartorius
EXTEND leg at knee, flexes thigh at the hip
rectus femoris
EXTEND leg at knee (flexes thigh at hip, abducts thigh, laterally rotates thigh, and medially rotates leg.
vastus medialis
extends leg at knee
vastus lateralis
adducts thigh, flexes thigh at hip, MEDIALLY rotates thigh and leg.
gracilis
FLEXES leg at the knee, extends thigh at hip 2
semitendinosus
FLEXES leg at the knee, extends thigh at the hip 2
semimembranosus
extends thigh at hip, LATERALLY rotates thigh
gluteus maximus
