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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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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extension of spinal column

A

erector spinae

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Q

draws arms forward

A

pectoralis major

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bending forwards/crunches

A

Rectus abdominis

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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

3 hamstring muscles

Biceps femoris semi membranosus semi teninosus

flexes knee & foot joint at ankle

Gastrocnemius

flexes thigh at hip, extends leg at knee

Rectus Femoris

Squeeze thighs together

Thigh adductors

dorsiflexion of foot

Tibialis anterior

plantar flexion of the foot at the ankle | stabilising the ankle

Soleus