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Muscle actions Flashcards

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Triceps brachia

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extends the ante brachium, stabilizes the shoulder joint, and extends humerus

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Plamaris Longus

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Flexes the carpus and tenses the palmar fascia

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Brachioradialis

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Flexes the olecranon/ cubit, assists in pronation and supinantion of the antebrachium.

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Coracobrachialis

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Flexes and adducts the humerus

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Flexor carpi ulnaris

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Flexes and adducts the wrist

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Pronator teres

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Pronates the antebrachium, and assists in flexing the elbow joint

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Supraspinatus

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Abducts the brachium and acts to stabilize the humeral head

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Biceps brachii

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Flexes and supinates the antebrachium, flexes the humerus

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Extensor carpi ulnaris

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Extends the carpus and assist in adduction of hand

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Supinator

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Supinates the forearm

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Infraspinatus

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laterally rotates the shoulder and acts to stabilize the humeral head, and abducts the humerus.

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Pronator quadratus

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Pronates the antebrachium

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Extensor carpi radialis

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Extends the carpus and abducts the manus

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Tensor fasciae later

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assists in abduction, medial rotation, and flexion of femur

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Subscapularis

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Medially rotates the brachium and stabilizes the head of the humerus

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Gastrocnemius

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Plantar flexes the tarsal joint and assists in flexion of the patellar/knee joint

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Sartorius

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flexes, laterally rotates, and abducts the hip joint

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Flexor digitorum

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flexes distal phalanges of lateral four metatarsals

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Gluteus Maximus

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Extends and laterally rotates femur, extends, laterally rotates thigh, assists in adduction of the hip joint, assists in raising trunk from flexion

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Extensor digitorum

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extends the digits and the carpus

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Extensor digitorum pt.2

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extends the phalanges of the seconds through the fifth phalanges, assists in dorsiflexion

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Soleus

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Plantar flexes the tarsal joint and stabilizes the leg over the foot

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Flexor digitorum

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Flexes the carpus and digits/phalages 2-5

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Flexor carpi radialis

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Flexes carpus and abducts manus

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Teres major

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medially rotates, adducts, and extends the humerus

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Deltoid

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flexes and medially rotates the brachium, abducts the brachium, and laterally rotates the brachium

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Adductor longus

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adducts and flexes femur

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Gastrocnemius

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plantar flexes the tarsal joint and assist in flexion of the patellar/knee joint

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Rectus femurs

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part of the quadriceps, extends the leg at the knee and flexes the femur at the coxal join

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Psoas major

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flexes the femur at the coxal joint and flexes vertebral column

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Adductor Magnus

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adducts and extends femur, assists

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Vastus lateralis

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part of the quadriceps, extends the leg at the knee and flexes the femur at the coxal joint

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Vastus medialis

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part of the quadriceps, extends the leg at the knee and flexes the femur at the coxal joint

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Vastus intermedialis

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part of the quadriceps, extends the leg at the knee and flexes the femur at the coxal joint

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External intercostals

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elevates the ribs/rib cage

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Pectoralis minor

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draws scapula forward and inferior, draws rib cage superiorly

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Latissimus dorsi

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extends, adducts, and medially rotates the arm, draws shoulder inferiorly and posteriorly

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Internal intercostals

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depresses the ribs/rib cage

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Rectus abdominis

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flexes the vertebral column, compresses abdominal cavity

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Trapezius

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stabilizes, raises, retracts, and rotates the scapula

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Levator scapulae

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elevates the scapula and draws it medially, bends neck laterally

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External oblique

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laterally flexes and rotates vertebral column, both sides flex vertebral column anteriorly,
compresses abdominal cavity

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Pectoralis major

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protracts scapula, adducts and medially rotates arm, flexes humerus

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Diaphragm

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flattens on contraction, increasing the volume of the thorax

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Scalenes

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flexes the neck anteriorly and laterally

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Sternocleiodomastoid

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bends cervical region/neck laterally and rotates head to the opposite side

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Transversus abdomens

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constricts the abdomen and supports the abdominal viscera

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