Muscle names and functions Flashcards by Miranda Holder

Q

raises eyebrows

A

Occipitofrontalis

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Q

closes eyes

A

Orbicularis occuli

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Q

closes/pouts lips

A

Orbicularis Ori

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Q

mastication, elevates and protrudes mandible

A

masseter

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Q

mastication, elevates and retracts mandible

A

temporalis

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Q

turns & tilts head

A

Sternocleidomastoid

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Q

pulls head backwards

moves shoulders and scapula

A

Trapezius

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Q

Extends, adducts and rotates arm

A

Teres Major

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Q

flezes hip joint

A

Psoas

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Adducts & internally rotates arms

A

Latissimus Dorsi

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Q

Bending backwards & sideways

A

Quadratus lumborum

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Q

extension of spinal column

A

erector spinae

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Q

draws arms forward

A

pectoralis major

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Q

bending forwards/crunches

A

Rectus abdominis

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Q

Compresses abdominal organs

A

Transversus abdominis

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rotation

bending sideways

A

internal/external obliques

Q

flexion, abduction & extending of shoulder joint

A

Deltoid

Q

stabilzes shoulder joint, flexion and supination of forearm

A

biceps brachii

Q

arm adduction, extends elbow

A

triceps brachii

Q

flex hand at wrist joint

A

flexor carpi ulnaris

Q

extend hand at wrist joint

A

extensor carpi radialis (longus & brevis)

Q

stretches hip joint

A

gluteus maximus

Q

abducts leg, stabilises pelvis

A

gluteus medius

Q

bends/flexes knee

A

hamstrings

Q

3 hamstring muscles

A

Biceps femoris
semi membranosus
semi teninosus

Q

flexes knee & foot joint at ankle

A

Gastrocnemius

Q

flexes thigh at hip, extends leg at knee

A

Rectus Femoris

Q

Squeeze thighs together

A

Thigh adductors

Q

dorsiflexion of foot

A

Tibialis anterior

Q

plantar flexion of the foot at the ankle

stabilising the ankle

A

Soleus