lab practical Flashcards
Orbicularis oris
closes lips, kissing and whistling muscle
Orbicularis oculi
closes eye
frontalis
raises eyebrows
masseter
prime mover of jaw closure
temporalis
closes jaw
platysma
tenses skin , depresses mandible
Zygomaticus
turns up the lateral portions of the mouth -smile
Sternocleidomastoid
together:flexes head
Apart: rotates head to opposite shoulder
diaphragm
expands thoracic cavity (inspiration)
External Intercostals
expands thoracic cavity (inspiration)
Internal Intercostals
Internal intercostals compresses thoracic cavity (forced expiration)
rectus abdominus
Flex and rotate lumbar region
external oblique
trunk rotation
internal oblique
trunk rotation
Transverse abdominus
increase intraabdominal pressure
erector spinea
extends back
trapezius
stabilizes scapula (raise, retract & rotate too)
rhomboids
Stabilize scapula, adducts scapula
latissimus dorsi
extends and adducts shoulder joint
pectoralis major
Prime mover of arm flexion
pectoralis minor
Stabilizes pectoral girdle
serratus anterior
“Boxer’s muscle”
brachialis
major forearm flexor
biceps brachii
flexes elbow joint, supinates forearm
triceps brachii
extends elbow joint
deltoid
abducts shoulder joint
sartorius
Sartorius flexes and abducts hip joint
rectus femoris
extends knee joint, flexes hip joint
vastus lateralis
extends knee joint
vastus medalis
Vastus medialis extends knee joint
vastus intermedius
extends knee joint
tensor fascia latae
steadies knee and trunk on thigh by making ilio tibial tract taut
gracilis
adducts hip joint
tibialis anterior
prime mover of dorsiflexion
gluteus maximus
major extensor of thigh
gluteus medius
steadies pelvis especially during walking
semitendinosus
flexes knee joint, extends hip joint
semimembranosus
flexes knee joint, extends hip joint
gastrocnemius
plantar flexion
soleus
plantar flexion