lab quiz #2: muscles Flashcards
flexion
decrease angle of a joint
extension
increase angle of a joint
abduction
taking away from body
adduction
moving towards body
circumduction
rotate in a circle
medial rotation
rotate body part inward
lateral rotation
rotate body part outward
elevation
lifting a body part superiorly
depression
lowering a body part inferiorly
protraction
move anteriorly (forward)
retraction
move posteriorly (backward)
pronation
rotate forearm so palms face posteriorly
supination
rotate forearm so palms face anteriorly
inversion
turning sole of foot medially
eversion
turning sole of foot laterally
dorsiflexion
lifting foot so toes are in the air (e.g. wet toe nails)
plantar flexion
raising the heel of your foot but toes are still on the ground (e.g. tippy toes)
orbicularis oculi
closes eyes
orbicularis oris
puckers lips
masseter
elevates mandible to close jaw
temporalis
elevates mandible to close jaw
sternocleidomastoid
flexion of neck; lateral flexion
pectoralis major
flexion, adduction, & medial rotation @ shoulder
deltoid
abduction, flexion, extension @ shoulder
levator scapulae
elevates the scapula
trapezius
retraction of scapula
latissimus dorsi
extension, adduction, & medial rotation @ shoulder
supraspinatus
abduction @ shoulder