Muscle Names Flashcards
Tilts and twists neck …
STERNOCLOIDMASTERIOD
Rotated and retracts shoulder blade…
TRAPEZIUS
Raises arm away from body to front, side and rear…
DELTOID
Draws arms in towards the body and rotates upper arm in…
PECTORALIS MAJOR
Extends forearm at elbow and straightens the arm …
LONG HEAD OF TRICEPS
Brings forearm towards shoulder …
BRACHIALIS
Pulls shoulder blade away from spine …
SERRATUS ANTERIOR
Flexes forearm at elbow and turns the palm upwards …
BICEP BRACHII
Flexes slime and draws pelvis forward …
RECTUS ABDOMINIS
Flexes and rotates trunk …
EXTERNAL OBLIQUE ABDOMINAL
Flexes arm at elbow …
BRACHIORADIALIS
Flexes joints of hand and wrist …
FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS
Flexes thigh at the hip …
RECTUS FEMORIS
What muscle plays a part in movement at the knee…
VASTUS LATERALIS/ MEDIALIS
Flexes foot upwards and onwards …
TIBILIALIS ANTERIOR