Muscle Flashcards
Biceps brachii
flexes elbow forearm (turns cork screw pulls the cork)
Deltoid
abduct (active rhythmic arm swinging movement during walking)
External oblique
flexes & rotates vertebra column
Masseter
opens and closes the mendible
Orbicularis oculi
close eyes,squint,blink and wink
Orbicularis oris
kissing muscle,
Pectoralis major
abducts &flexes humans (climbing,throwing,pushing)
Rectus femoris
extends knee & flexes hip /thighs
Sternocleidomastoid
flex the neck
Tibialis anteriod
dorsi flexes &inverts foot
transverse adbominus
compress the abdominal contents
Vastus lateralis
extends knee
Vastus medialis
extends knee stabilizes patelia
zygomaticus
smiling muscle
Rectus abdominis
flexes vertebral column
Adductor muscle
Pulled groin
Biceps femori
flex knee/extend hip
Gastrocnemius
plantar flexes foot&flexes knee
Gluteus maximus
extends hip (forceful) climbing stairs /running
Gluteus medius
abduct thigh walking
Latissimus dorsi
extends & abducts numerous (down in power stoke/hammering/swimming/rowing)
Semitendinosus
flex knee & extend hip
Tapezius
extends neck & abducts scapula
Triceps brachii
extends elbow
Deltoid
abducts humerus
External Oblique
flexes & rotates vertebral column
