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1
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Side of neck
Turns neck

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Sternocleidomastoid

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2
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Front of skull
Moves skull

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OccipitoFrontalis

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3
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Back of head
Moves skull

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Occipitooccipitalis

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4
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Around the eye
Closes and opens eyes

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Orbicularis oculi

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5
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Around the mouth
Puckers lips

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Orbicularis oris

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6
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Cheek
Bowing,eating,chewing

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Buccinator

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7
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Corner of mouth to cheek bones
Keeps cheeks sucked in

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Zygomaticus

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8
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Below the lip
Frowning

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Depressor anguli oris

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9
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Behind the jaw
Opens and closes the jaw

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Masseter

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10
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Ribs
Helps inhale

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External intercostalis

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11
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Ribs
Helps forcefully exhale

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Internal intercostalis

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12
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Back
Helps prop you up

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Erector spinae

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13
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Abdominal wall
Flexes and rotates it down to mid

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External oblique

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14
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Abdominal wall
Flexes and rotates it up to mid

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Internal oblique

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15
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Abdominal wall
Across it compresses the body

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Transversus abdominis

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16
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Abdominal wall
Straight down to crunch abdomen

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Rectus abdominis

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17
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Back of neck
Pulls back together and pulls head up

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Trapezius

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18
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Back of neck
Pulls scapula together

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Rhomboideus

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19
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Shoulder side of ribs to scapula
Shoulders forward

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Serratus anterior

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20
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Scapula to from of ribs

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Pectoralis minor

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21
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Covers chest area
Gives hugs

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Pectoralis major

22
Q

Scapula to humouris
Brings arms to the side

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Teres major

23
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Lower back to humoris
Most of aduction

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Latissimus Dorsi

24
Q

On top of scapula
Holding shoulder in its socket

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Supraspinatus

25
Q

Covers shoulder
Pulls us arm

26
Q

Whole arm, 2 heads
Flexion of elbow

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Biceps brachii

27
Q

Elbow to ulna
Flexion at the elbow

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Brachialis

28
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Over the elbow joint
Flexion at the elbow

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Brachioradialis

29
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3 heads, whole back of upper arm
Moves elbow out

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Triceps brachii

30
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Ulna to backside of radius
Soupination

31
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Front side of the Forearm
Flexes fingers

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

32
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Forearm near elbow
Pulls arm in pronation

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Pronator teres

33
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Back side of fingers
Flexes fingers

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Extensor digitorum

34
Q

Insert at femur ,front to back of lumbar
Bends knee

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Psoas major

35
Q

Inserts at femur, front of hip to femur
Flexion at femur

36
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Butt , Back of ilium to femur
Extension at hip brings back leg (big part)

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Glueteus maximus

37
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Butt upper part of femur
Brings back leg

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Gluteus medius

38
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Butt , Lower back of femur

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Gluteus minimus

39
Q

Corner of hips
Flexion and abduction( side and out)

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Tensor fasciae latae

40
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Medial side of femur
Adduction of the legs

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Adductor longus

41
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Back of femur lateral side
Knee Flexion

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Biceps femoris

42
Q

Hamstring outside
Flexion and hip extension

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Semitendinosus

43
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Hamstring inside
Knee Flexion and hip extension

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Semimembranosus

44
Q

Longest muscle on hip across the front to below the knee
Rotation at femur

45
Q

Lateral side of quad/knee
Knee extension

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Vastus lateralis

46
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Medial side of knee/quad
Knee extension

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Vastus medialis

47
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Middle of knee/quad
Knee extension

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Vastus intermedius

48
Q

On tibia to foot
DorisFlexion

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Tibialis anterior

49
Q

Goes over the hamstring
Flexion at hip

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Rectus femoris

50
Q

Femur to achelis tendent
Plantarflexion

A

Gastrocnemius

51
Q

Over ankle
Plantarflexion

A.P Med (4 decks)

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