Muscle names and functions Flashcards

1
Q

raises eyebrows

A

Occipitofrontalis

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2
Q

closes eyes

A

Orbicularis occuli

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3
Q

closes/pouts lips

A

Orbicularis Ori

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4
Q

mastication, elevates and protrudes mandible

A

masseter

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5
Q

mastication, elevates and retracts mandible

A

temporalis

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6
Q

turns & tilts head

A

Sternocleidomastoid

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7
Q

pulls head backwards

moves shoulders and scapula

A

Trapezius

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8
Q

Extends, adducts and rotates arm

A

Teres Major

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9
Q

flezes hip joint

A

Psoas

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10
Q

Adducts & internally rotates arms

A

Latissimus Dorsi

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11
Q

Bending backwards & sideways

A

Quadratus lumborum

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12
Q

extension of spinal column

A

erector spinae

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13
Q

draws arms forward

A

pectoralis major

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14
Q

bending forwards/crunches

A

Rectus abdominis

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15
Q

Compresses abdominal organs

A

Transversus abdominis

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16
Q

rotation

bending sideways

A

internal/external obliques

17
Q

flexion, abduction & extending of shoulder joint

A

Deltoid

18
Q

stabilzes shoulder joint, flexion and supination of forearm

A

biceps brachii

19
Q

arm adduction, extends elbow

A

triceps brachii

20
Q

flex hand at wrist joint

A

flexor carpi ulnaris

21
Q

extend hand at wrist joint

A

extensor carpi radialis (longus & brevis)

22
Q

stretches hip joint

A

gluteus maximus

23
Q

abducts leg, stabilises pelvis

A

gluteus medius

24
Q

bends/flexes knee

A

hamstrings

25
Q

3 hamstring muscles

A

Biceps femoris
semi membranosus
semi teninosus

26
Q

flexes knee & foot joint at ankle

A

Gastrocnemius

27
Q

flexes thigh at hip, extends leg at knee

A

Rectus Femoris

28
Q

Squeeze thighs together

A

Thigh adductors

29
Q

dorsiflexion of foot

A

Tibialis anterior

30
Q

plantar flexion of the foot at the ankle

stabilising the ankle

A

Soleus