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muscle functions 💪🏼 Flashcards

1
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epicranius frontalis and occipitalis

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raises eyebrows

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orbicularis oculi

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closes eyes

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3
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zygomaticus

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smile

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4
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orbicularis oris

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closes lips

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5
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masseter

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closes jaw

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6
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buccinator

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compresses cheek (whistling)

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7
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sternocleidomastoid

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flexion of neck forward, rotate head

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8
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pectoralis major

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arm flexion, adduction

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9
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deltoid

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abduction

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10
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rectus abdominis

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flexes and rotates vertebral column

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11
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biceps brachii

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flexes elbow and supinates forearm

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12
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pronator teres

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pronates forearm

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13
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flexor carpi radialis

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wrist flexor

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14
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trapezius

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extends neck
raises, rotates , and retracts (adducts) scapula and stabilizes it

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15
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erector spinae

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extends and bends the vertebral column

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16
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triceps brachii

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extends forearm

17
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extensor carpi radialis longus

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extends and abducts wrist

18
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extensor digitorum

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extends fingers and wrists
can flare (adduct) fingers

19
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rectus femoris

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extends knee and flexes thigh at hip

19
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sartorius

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flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh
flexes knee

20
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vastus lateralis

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extends and stabilizes knee

21
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vastus medialis

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extends knee

22
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vastus intermedius

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extends knee

23
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tibialis anterior

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mover of dorsiflexion
inverts foot

24
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extensor digitorum longus

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mover of toe extension
dorsiflexes foot

25
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gluteus maximus

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hip extensor

26
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biceps femoris

A

extends thigh
laterally flexes knee

27
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semitendinosus

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extends thigh
flexes knee
medially rotates leg

28
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semimembranosus

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extends thigh
flexes knee
medially rotates leg

29
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gastrocnemius

A

plantar flexes foot
crosses knee joint
flexes knee when foot is dorsiflexed

30
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soleus

A

plantar flexes foot

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