Muscle Flashcards
1
Q
Biceps brachii
A
flexes elbow forearm (turns cork screw pulls the cork)
2
Q
Deltoid
A
abduct (active rhythmic arm swinging movement during walking)
3
Q
External oblique
A
flexes & rotates vertebra column
4
Q
Masseter
A
opens and closes the mendible
5
Q
Orbicularis oculi
A
close eyes,squint,blink and wink
6
Q
Orbicularis oris
A
kissing muscle,
7
Q
Pectoralis major
A
abducts &flexes humans (climbing,throwing,pushing)
8
Q
Rectus femoris
A
extends knee & flexes hip /thighs
9
Q
Sternocleidomastoid
A
flex the neck
10
Q
Tibialis anteriod
A
dorsi flexes &inverts foot
11
Q
transverse adbominus
A
compress the abdominal contents
12
Q
Vastus lateralis
A
extends knee
13
Q
Vastus medialis
A
extends knee stabilizes patelia
14
Q
zygomaticus
A
smiling muscle
15
Q
Rectus abdominis
A
flexes vertebral column
