Muscle names and functions Flashcards
1
Q
raises eyebrows
A
Occipitofrontalis
2
Q
closes eyes
A
Orbicularis occuli
3
Q
closes/pouts lips
A
Orbicularis Ori
4
Q
mastication, elevates and protrudes mandible
A
masseter
5
Q
mastication, elevates and retracts mandible
A
temporalis
6
Q
turns & tilts head
A
Sternocleidomastoid
7
Q
pulls head backwards
moves shoulders and scapula
A
Trapezius
8
Q
Extends, adducts and rotates arm
A
Teres Major
9
Q
flezes hip joint
A
Psoas
10
Q
Adducts & internally rotates arms
A
Latissimus Dorsi
11
Q
Bending backwards & sideways
A
Quadratus lumborum
12
Q
extension of spinal column
A
erector spinae
13
Q
draws arms forward
A
pectoralis major
14
Q
bending forwards/crunches
A
Rectus abdominis
15
Q
Compresses abdominal organs
A
Transversus abdominis