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Muscle Actions Flashcards

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What muscles cause TMJ… depression

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  • lateral pterygoid
  • suprahyoid
  • infrahyoid
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What muscles cause TMJ… elevation

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  • temporalis
  • masseter
  • medial pterygoid
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What muscles cause TMJ… protrusion

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  • masseter
  • lateral pterygoid
  • medial pterygoid
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What muscles cause TMJ… retrusion

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  • temporalis
  • masseter
  • digastric
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What muscles cause TMJ… side to side

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  • medial pterygoid
  • lateral pterygoid
  • masseter
  • temporalis
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What muscles cause Cervical Spine… flexion

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  • SCM
  • Longus colli
  • scalenus muscles
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What muscles cause cervical Spine…extension

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  • splenius cervicis
  • semispinalis cervicis
  • iliocastalis cervicis
  • longissimus cervicis
  • multifidus
  • trapezius
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What muscles cause cervical Spine…

rotation and lateral side bending

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  • SCM
  • scalenes
  • splenius cervicis
  • longissiumus cervicis
  • iliocastalis cervicis
  • levator scapulae
  • multifidus
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What muscles cause Thoracic and lumbar Spine… flexion

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  • rectus abdominis
  • internal oblique
  • external oblique
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What muscles cause Thoracic and lumbar Spine… extension

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  • erector spinae
  • quadratus lumborum
  • multifidus
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What muscles cause Thoracic and lumbar Spine…

rotation and lateral bending

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  • psoas major
  • quadratus lumborum
  • external oblique
  • internal oblique
  • multifidus
  • longissimus thoracis
  • iliocostalis thoracis
  • rotatores
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What muscles cause scapula… elevation

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  • upper trap

- levator scapulae

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What muscles cause scapula… depression

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  • latissimus dorsi
  • pectoralis major
  • pectoralis minor
  • lower trap
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What muscles cause scapula… protraction

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  • serratus anterior

- pectoralis minor

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What muscles cause scapula… retraction

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  • trapezius (middle)

- rhomboids

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What muscles cause scapula… upward rotation

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  • trapezius (upper,lower)

- serratus anterior

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What muscles cause scapula… downward rotation

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  • rhomboids
  • levator scapulae
  • pectoralis minor
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… flexion

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  • anterior deltoid
  • corobrachialis
  • pectoralis major (clavicular head)
  • biceps brachii
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… extension

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  • latissimus dorsi
  • posterior deltoid
  • teres major
  • triceps brachii (long head)
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… abduction

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  • middle deltoid

- supraspinatus

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What muscles cause shoulder joint… adduction

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  • pectoralis major
  • latissimus dorsi
  • teres major
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… horizontal abduction

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  • posterior deltoid
  • infraspinatus
  • teres minor
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… horizontal adduction

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  • anterior deltoid

- pectoralis major

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What muscles cause shoulder joint… lateral rotation

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  • teres minor
  • infraspinatus
  • posterior deltoid
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What muscles cause shoulder joint… medial rotation

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  • subscapularis
  • teres major
  • pectoralis major
  • latissimus dorsi
  • anterior deltoid
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What muscles cause elbow joint… flexion

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  • biceps brachii
  • brachialis
  • brachioradialis
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What muscles cause elbow joint…extension

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  • triceps brachii

- aconeous

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What muscles cause radioulnar joint… supination

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  • biceps brachii

- supinator

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What muscles cause radioulnar joint… pronation

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  • pronator teres

- pronator quadratus

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What muscles cause wrist joint… flexion

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  • flexor carpi radialis
  • flexor carpi ulnaris
  • palmaris longus
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What muscles cause wrist joint… extension

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  • extensor carpi radialis longus
  • extensor carpi radialis brevis
  • extensor carpi ulnaris
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What muscles cause wrist joint… radial deviation

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  • extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis
  • flexor carpi radialis
  • extensor pollicis longus and brevis
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What muscles cause wrist joint… ulnar deviation

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  • extensor carpi ulnaris

- flexor carpi ulnaris

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What muscles cause finger joint… flexion

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  • flexor digitorum profundus and superficialis
  • flexor digiti minimi
  • interossei
  • lumbricals
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What muscles cause finger joint… extension

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  • extensor digitorum communis
  • extensor indicis
  • extensor digiti minimi
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What muscles cause finger joint… abduction

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  • dorsal interossei

- abductor digiti minimi

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What muscles cause finger joint… adduction

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  • palmar interossei
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What muscles cause thumb joint… flexion

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  • flexor pollicis longus and brevis

- opponens pollicis

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What muscles cause thumb joint… extension

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  • extensor pollicis longus and brevis

- abductor pollicis longus

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What muscles cause thumb joint… abduction

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  • abductor pollicis longus and brevis
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What muscles cause thumb joint… adduction

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  • adductor pollicis
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What muscles cause thumb joint… opposition

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  • opponens pollicis
  • flexor pollicis brevis
  • abductor pollicis brevis
  • opponens digiti minimi
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What muscles cause hip joint…flexion

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  • iliopsoas
  • sartorius
  • rectus femoris
  • pectineus
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What muscles cause hip joint… extension

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  • glute max and med
  • semitendinosus
  • semimembranosus
  • biceps femoris
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What muscles cause hip joint… abduction

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  • glute med
  • glute minimus
  • piriformis
  • obturator internus
  • tensor fasciae latae
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What muscles cause hip joint… adduction

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  • adductor magnus
  • adductor longus
  • adductor brevis
  • gracilis
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What muscles cause hip joint… IR

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  • tensor faciae latae
  • glute med
  • glute minimus
  • pectineus
  • adductor longus
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What muscles cause hip joint… ER

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  • glute max
  • obturator externus
  • obturator internus
  • piriformis
  • gemelli
  • sartorius
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What muscles cause knee joint… flexion

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  • biceps femoris
  • semitendinosus
  • semimembranosus
  • sartporius
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What muscles cause knee joint… extension

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  • rectus femoris
  • vastus lateralis
  • vastus intemredius
  • vastus medialis
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What muscles cause ankle joint… plantar flexion

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  • tibialis posterior
  • gastroc
  • soleus
  • pernoeus longus
  • peroneus brevis
  • plantaris
  • flexor hallucis
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What muscles cause ankle joint… dorsiflexion

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  • tibialis anterior
  • extensor hallucis longus
  • extensor digitorum longus
  • peroneus tertius
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What muscles cause ankle joint… inversion

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  • tibialis posterior
  • tibialis anterior
  • flexor difitorum longus
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What muscles cause ankle joint…eversion

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  • peroneus longus
  • peroneus brevis
  • peroneus tertius
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What muscles cause toe joint… flexion

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  • flexor digitorum longus and brevis
  • flexor hallucis longus and brevis
  • flexor digiti minimi brevis
  • quadratus plantae
  • lumbricals
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What muscles cause toe joint… extension

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  • extensor digitorum longus and brevis
  • extensor hallucis longus and brevis
  • lumbricals
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What muscles cause toe joint… abduction

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  • abductor hallucis
  • abductor digit minimi
  • dorsal interossei
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What muscles cause toe joint… adduction

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  • adductor hallucis

- plantar interossei

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