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Muscle Actions 1 Flashcards

1
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Frontalis

A

Raises eyebrows

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2
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Orbicularis oculi

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Moves eyelids

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3
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Zygomaticus

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Smiles

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4
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Buccinator

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Sucks cheeks in, pulls mouth wide

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5
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Orbicularis oris

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Closes mouth and kissing

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6
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Mentalis

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Pouting

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7
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Platysma

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Lowers mandible and pulls corners of mouth down

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8
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Temporalis

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Closes and retracts jaw

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9
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Masseter

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Closes jaw and elevates mandible

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10
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Stereocleidomastoid

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Bilaterally - flexion of neck unilaterally - flexion of neck to same side and rotation to opposite side

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11
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Splenius capitis & cervicis

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Extend and laterally flex spine

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12
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Erector spinae

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Extend and laterally flex spine

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13
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Quadratus lumborum

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Laterally flex spine and extend lumbar spine and maintain upright posture

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14
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External intercostal

A

Inspiration

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15
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Internal intercostal

A

Expiration

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16
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Diaphragm

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Flattens to create a vacuum for inspiration

17
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Rectus Abdominus

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Flexes and rotates vertebrae, flexes ribs & stabilizes pelvis

18
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External and internal oblique

A

Trunk rotation and flexion

19
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Transverse Abdominus

A

Compresses abdominal contents

20
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Levator ani and coccygeus

A

Support pelvic viscera

21
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Pectoralis major

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Arm flexion, adduction, medially rotates arm and raises chest

22
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Pectoralis minor

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Draws ribs superiorly or scapula inferiorly

23
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Serratus anterior

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Rotates scapula, abducts and raises arm

24
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Deltoid

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Arm abduction, assists in flexion, extension and rotation

25
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Trapezius

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Extend head, raises and retracts scapula, shrugs shoulders

26
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Rhomboid

A

Retracts scapula

27
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Latissimus dorsi

A

Arm extension, adduction, medial rotation, depresses scapula

28
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Teres major

A

Extend, medially rotate and adducts humerus

29
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Subscapularis

A

Medially rotates humorous and stabilizes shoulders

30
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Infraspinatus

A

Laterally rotates humorous and stabilizes shoulders

31
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Teres minor

A

Laterally rotates humorous and stabilizes shoulders

32
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Supraspinatus

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Abducts humerus and stabilizes shoulders

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