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Muscle Action Flashcards

1
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What muscles are responsible for depressing the jaw? (3)

A

Lateral pterygoid
Infrahyoid
Suprahyoid

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What muscles are responsible for closing the jaw? (3)

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Medial Pterygoid
Masseter
Temporalis

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3
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What muscles are responsible for protruding the jaw? (3)

A

Masseter
Lateral pterygoid
Medial pterygoid

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4
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What muscles are responsible for retrusion of the jaw? (3)

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Temporalis
Masseter
Digastric

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What muscles are responsible for medial and lateral deviation of the jaw? (4)

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Medial pterygoid
Lateral pterygoid
Masseter
Temporalis

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6
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What muscles are responsible for cervical flexion? (3)

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Sternocleidomastoid
Longus colli
Scalenes

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7
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What muscles are responsible for cervical extension? (6)

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Splenius cervicis 
Semispinalis cervicis 
Iliocostalis cervicis 
Longissimus cervicis 
Multifidus 
Trapezius
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8
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What muscles are responsible for cervical rotation and side bending? (7)

A 
Sternocleidomastoid
Scalenes
Splenius cervicis 
Longissimus cervicis 
Iliocostalis cervicis 
Levator scapulae
Multifidus
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9
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What muscles are responsible for lumbar and thoracic flexion? (3)

A

Rectus abdominis
Internal Oblique
External oblique

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10
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What muscles are responsible for thoracic and lumbar extension? (3)

A

Erector spinae
Multifidus
Quadratus lumborum

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What muscles are responsible for thoracic and lumbar rotation/lateral bending? (8)

A 
Psoas major
Quadratus lumborum 
External oblique
Internal oblique
Multifidus
Longissimus thoracis 
Iliocostalis throacis 
Rotatores
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12
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What muscles are responsible for elevating the scapula? (2)

A

Upper trapezius

Levator scapulae

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13
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What muscles are responsible for depressing the scapula? (4)

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Lower trapezius
Latissimus Dorsi
Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor

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14
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What muscles are responsible for scapular protraction? (2)

A

Serratus anterior

Pectoralis minor

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15
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What muscles are responsible for scapular retraction? (2)

A

Rhomboids

Middle trapezius

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16
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What muscles are responsible for scapular upward rotation? (3)

A

Upper trapezius
Lower trapezius
Serratus anterior

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17
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What muscles are responsible for scapular downward rotation? (3)

A

Rhomboids
Levator scapulae
Pectoralis minor

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18
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What muscles are responsible for shoulder flexion? (4)

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Anterior deltoid
Biceps brachii
Coracobrachialis
Pectoralis major (clavicular head)

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19
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What muscles are responsible for shoulder extension? (4)

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Posterior deltoid
Triceps (long head)
Latissimus Dorsi
Teres major

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20
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What muscles are responsible for shoulder abduction? (2)

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Supraspinatus

Middle deltoid

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21
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What muscles are responsible for shoulder adduction? (3)

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Pectoralis major
Latissimus dorsi
Teres major

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22
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What muscles are responsible for shoulder horizontal abduction? (3)

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Posterior deltoid
Infraspinatus
Teres minor

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23
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What muscles are responsible for shoulder horizontal adduction? (2)

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Anterior deltoid

Pectoralis major

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24
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What muscles are responsible for shoulder external rotation? (3)

A

Teres minor
Infraspinatus
Posterior deltoid

25
Q

What muscles are responsible for shoulder internal rotation? (5)

A 
Subscapularis
Teres major
Pectoralis major
Latissimus dorsi 
Anterior deltoid
26
Q

What muscles are responsible for elbow flexion? (3)

A

Biceps brachii
Brachialis
Brachioradialis

27
Q

What muscles are responsible for elbow extension? (2)

A

Triceps

Anconeus

28
Q

What 2 motions occur at the radioulnar joint?

A

Supination and pronation

29
Q

What muscles are responsible for forearm supination? (2)

A

Biceps brachii

Supinator

30
Q

What muscles are responsible for forearm pronation? (2)

A

Pronator quadratus

Pronator teres

31
Q

What muscles are responsible for wrist flexion? (3)

A

Flexor carpi ulnaris
Flexor carpi radialis
Palmaris longus

32
Q

What muscles are responsible for wrist extension? (3)

A

Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Extensor carpi ulnaris

33
Q

What muscles are responsible for radial deviation? (5)

A 
Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor carpi radialis brevis 
Flexor carpi radialis
Extensor pollicis longus
Extension pollicis brevis
34
Q

What muscles are responsible for ulnar deviation? (2)

A

Extensor carpi ulnaris

Flexor carpi ulnaris

35
Q

What muscles are responsible for finger flexion? (5)

A 
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Flexor digitorum profundus 
Flexor digiti minimi
Interossei (MCP)
Lumbricals (MCP)
36
Q

What muscles are responsible for finger extension? (3)

A

Extensor digitorum communis
Extensor indicis
Extensor digiti minimi

37
Q

What muscles are responsible for finger abduction? (2)

A

Dorsal interossei

Abductor digiti minimi

38
Q

What muscles are responsible for finger adduction? (1)

A

Palmar interossei

39
Q

What muscles are responsible for thumb flexion? (3)

A

Flexor pollicis longus
Flexor pollicis brevis
Opponens pollicis

40
Q

What muscles are responsible for thumb extension? (3)

A

Extensor pollicis longus
Extensor pollicis brevis
Abductor pollicis longus

41
Q

What muscles are responsible for thumb abduction? (2)

A

Abductor pollicis longus

Abductor pollicis brevis

42
Q

What muscles are responsible for thumb adduction? (1)

A

Adductor pollicis

43
Q

What muscles are responsible for thumb opposition? (4)

A

Opponens pollicis
Opponens digiti minimi
Flexor pollicis brevis
Abductor pollicis brevis

44
Q

What muscles are responsible for hip flexion? (4)

A

Iliopsoas
Sartorius
Rectus femoris
Pectineus

45
Q

What muscles are responsible for hip extension? (5)

A 
Gluteus maximus 
Gluteus medius
Semitendinosus 
Semimembranosus
Biceps femoris
46
Q

What muscles are responsible for hip abduction? (5)

A 
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus 
Piriformis 
Obturator internus 
Tensor fasciae latae
47
Q

What muscles are responsible for hip adduction? (4)

A

Adductor magnus
Adductor longus
Adductor brevis
Gracilis

48
Q

What muscles are responsible for hip internal rotation? (5)

A 
TFL
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Pectineus 
Adductor longus
49
Q

What muscles are responsible for hip external rotation? (6)

A 
Gluteus maximus
Obturator externus 
Obturator internus 
Piriformis 
Gemelli
Sartorius
50
Q

What muscles are responsible for knee flexion? (4)

A

Biceps femoris
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
Sartorius

51
Q

What muscles are responsible for knee extension? (4)

A

Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius
Vastus medialis

52
Q

What muscles are responsible for ankle plantarflexion? (7)

A 
Tibialis posterior 
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Peroneus longus
Peroneus brevis 
Plantaris
Flexor hallucis
53
Q

What muscles are responsible for ankle dorsiflexion? (4)

A

Tibialis anterior
Extensor hallucis longus
Extensor digitorum longus
Peroneus tertius

54
Q

What muscles are responsible for ankle inversion? (3)

A

Tibialis posterior
Tibialis anterior
Flexor digitorum longus

55
Q

What muscles are responsible for ankle eversion? (3)

A

Peroneus longus
Peroneus brevis
Peroneus tertius

56
Q

What muscles are responsible for toe flexion? (7)

A 
Flexor digitorum longus
Flexor digitorum brevis
Flexor hallucis longus
Flexor hallucis brevis 
Flexor digiti minimi
Quadratus plantae 
Lumbricals
57
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What muscles are responsible for toe extension? (5)

A 
Extensor hallucis longus
Extensor hallucis brevis
Extensor digitorum longus
Extensor digitorum brevis
Lumbricals
58
Q

What muscles are responsible for toe abduction? (3)

A

Abductor hallucis
Abductor digiti minimi
Dorsal interossei

59
Q

What muscles are responsible for toe adduction? (2)

A

Adductor hallucis

Plantar interossei

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