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Muscle actions Flashcards

1
Q

Biceps femoris
Semitend/Semimem
Sartorius

A

knee flexion

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2
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Rectus femoris
vastus lateralis, medialis, intermedius

A

knee extension

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3
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posterior tib
gastroc/soleus
fibularis longus, brevis
plantaris
flexor hallucis

A

plantarflexion

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4
Q

anterior tib
extensor hallucis longus
extensor digitorum longus
fibularis tertius

A

dorsiflexion

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5
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posterior and anterior tib
flexor digitorum longus

A

inversion

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6
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fibularis longus, brevis, tertius

A

eversion

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7
Q

SCM
longus colli
scalenes

A

cervical flexion

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8
Q

splenius cervicis
semispinalis cervicis
iliocostalis cervicis
longissimus cervicis
multifidus
traps

A

cervical extension

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9
Q

SCM
scalenes
splenius cervicis
longissimus cervicis
iliocostalis cervicis
levator
multifidus

A

cervical rotation and lateral bending

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10
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rectus abdominis
int/ext oblique

A

thoracolumbar flexion

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11
Q

erector spinae
QL
multifidus

A

thoracolumbar extension

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12
Q

psoas
QL
ext/int oblique
multifidus
longissimus thoracis
iliocostalis thoracis
rotatores

A

thoracolumbar rotation and lateral bending

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13
Q

What muscles depress TMJ?

A

lateral pterygoid
suprahyoid
infrahyoid

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14
Q

What muscles elevate TMJ?

A

temporalis
masseter
medial pterygoid

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15
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What muscles protrude TMJ?

A

masseter
lateral and medial pterygoid

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16
Q

What muscles retrude TMJ?

A

temporalis
masseter
digastric

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17
Q

What muscles move TMJ side to side?

A

medial and lateral pterygoid
masseter
temporalis

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18
Q

What muscles flex cervical spine?

A

SCM
longus colli
scalenes

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19
Q

What muscles extend cervical spine?

A

splenius cervicis
semispinalis cervicis
iliocostalis cervicis
longissimus cervicis
multifidus
traps

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20
Q

What muscles rotate and laterally bend the cervical spine?

A

SCM
scalenes
splenius cervicis
longissimus cervicis
iliocostalis cervicis
levator
multifidus

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21
Q

What muscles flex the rest of the spine?

A

rectus abdominis
in/ext oblique

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22
Q

What muscles extend the rest of the spine?

A

erector spinae
QL
multifidus

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23
Q

What muscles rotate and laterally bend the rest of the spine?

A

psoas
QL
Ext/in oblique
multifidus
longissimus and iliocostalis throacis
rotatores

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24
Q

What muscles elevate the scaps?

A

upper trap
levator

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25
Q

What muscles protract the scaps?

A

serratus
pec minor

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26
Q

What muscles upwardly rotate the scaps?

A

upper and lower traps
serratus

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27
Q

What muscles depress the scaps?

A

lats
pec minor and major
lower trap

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28
Q

What muscles retract the scaps?

A

middle trap
rhomboids

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29
Q

What muscles downwards rotate the scaps?

A

rhomboids
levator
pec minor

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30
Q

What muscles flex the shoulder?

A

anterior delt
coracobrachialis
pec major
biceps

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31
Q

What muscles abduct the shoulder?

A

middle delt
supraspinatus

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32
Q

What muscles extend the shoulder?

A

lats
posterior delt
teres major
triceps

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33
Q

What muscles adduct the shoulder?

A

pec major
lats
teres major

34
Q

What muscles horizontally abduct the shoulder?

A

posterior delt
infraspinatus
teres minor

35
Q

What muscles horizontally adduct the shoulder?

A

anterior delt
pec major

36
Q

What muscles ER the shoulder?

A

teres minor
infraspinatus
posterior delt

37
Q

What muscles IR the shoulder?

A

subscap
teres major
pec major
lats
anterior delt

38
Q

What muscles flex the elbow?

A

biceps
brachialis
brachioradialis

39
Q

What muscles extend the elbow?

A

triceps
aconeus

40
Q

What muscles supinate the radioulnar joint?

A

biceps
supinator

41
Q

What muscles pronate the radioulnar joint?

A

pronator teres and quadratus

42
Q

What muscles flex the wrist?

A

flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris
palmaris longus

43
Q

What muscles extend the wrist?

A

extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis
extensor carpi ularnis

44
Q

What muscles radially deviate the wrist?

A

extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis
flexor carpi radialis
extensor pollicis longus and brevis

45
Q

What muscles ulnarly deviate the wrist?

A

extensor and flexor carpi ulnaris

46
Q

What muscles flex the hip?

A

iliopsoas
sartorius
rectus femoris
pectineus

47
Q

What muscles abduct the hip?

A

glute med/min
piriformis
obturator internus
TFL

48
Q

What muscles IR hip?

A

TFL
glute med/min
pectineus
adductor longus

49
Q

What muscles extend the hip?

A

glue max/med
semitend/mem
biceps femoris

50
Q

What muscles adduct the hip?

A

adductor magnus, brevis, longus
gracilis

51
Q

What muscles ER the hip?

A

glute max
obturator ext/int
piriformis
gemelli
sartorius

52
Q

What muscles flex the knee?

A

biceps femoris
semiten/mem
sartorius

53
Q

What muscles extend the knee?

A

rectus femoris
vastus lateralis, medialis, intermedius

54
Q

What muscles PF?

A

poster tib
gastroc/soleus
fibularis longus, brevis
plantaris
flexor hallucis

55
Q

What muscles DF?

A

ant tib
extensor hallucis longus, digitorum longus
fibularis tertius

56
Q

What muscles invert foot?

A

ant/post tib
flexor digitorum longus

57
Q

What muscles evert foot?

A

fibularis longus, brevis, tertius

58
Q

anterior delt
coracobrachialis
pec major
biceps

A

shoulder flexion

59
Q

lats
posterior delt
teres major
triceps

A

shoulder extension

60
Q

middle deltoid
supraspinatus

A

shoulder abduction

61
Q

pec major
lats
teres major

A

shoulder adduction

62
Q

teres minor
infraspinatus
posterior delt

A

shoulder ER

63
Q

subscapularis
teres major
pec major
lat
anterior delt

A

shoulder IR

64
Q

posterior delt
infraspinatus
teres minor

A

shoulder horizontal abduction

65
Q

anterior delt
pec major

A

shoulder horizonal adduction

66
Q

upper trap
levator

A

scapula elevation

67
Q

lats
pec major and minor
lower trap

A

scapula depression

68
Q

serratus
pec minor

A

scapula protraction

69
Q

middle trap
rhomboids

A

scapula retraction

70
Q

upper and lower trap
serratus

A

scapula upward rotation

71
Q

rhomboids
levator
pec mino

A

scapula downward rotation

72
Q

biceps
bracialis
brachioradialis

A

elbow flexion

73
Q

triceps
aconeus

A

elbow extension

74
Q

biceps
supinator

A

supination

75
Q

pronator teres
pronator quadratus

76
Q

flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris
palmaris longus

A

wrist flexion

77
Q

extensor carpi radialis longus
extensor carpi radialis brevis
extensor carpi ulnaris

A

wrist extension

78
Q

extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis
flexor carpi radialis
extensor pollicis longus
extensor pollicis brevis

A

radial deviation

79
Q

extensor carpi ulnaris
flexor carpi ulnaris

A

ulnar deviation

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