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Muscle Origins, Insertions and Actions Flashcards

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What are the five hip adductor muscles called?

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  1. Adductor Magnus
  2. Adductor Brevis
  3. Adductor Longus
  4. Gracilis
  5. Pectineus
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What are the four hip abductor muscles called?

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  1. Tensor Fascia Latae
  2. Gluteus Medius
  3. Gluteus Minimus
  4. Piriformis
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What is the name of the hip extensor muscle?

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Gluteus Maximus

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What are the three hip flexor muscles called?

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  1. Iliacus and Psoas (Iliopsoas)
  2. Sartorius
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What are the four knee extensor (quadriceps) muscles called?

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  1. Rectus Femoris
  2. Vastus Medialis
  3. Vastus Lateralis
  4. Vastus Intermedius
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What are the three knee flexor (hamstrings) muscles called?

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  1. Bicep Femoris
  2. Semitendinosus
  3. Semimembranosus
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What are the three ankle extensor (calf) muscles called?

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  1. Gastrocnemius
  2. Soleus
    3 Tibialis Posterior
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What is the ankle flexor muscle called?

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Tibialis Anterior

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What are the three spinal extensor muscles?

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  1. Erector Spinae (Illiocostalis, longissimus and spinalis)
  2. Multifidus
  3. Quadratus Lumborum
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What are the three spinal flexor muscles?

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  1. Rectus Abdominis
  2. Internal Obliques
  3. External Obliques
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What are the other two spinal muscle groups?

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  1. Transverse Abdominis
  2. Intercostals
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What are the four muscles of the shoulder joint?

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  1. Pectoralis Major
  2. Deltoids
  3. Latissimus Dorsi
  4. Teres Major
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What are the four muscles of the shoulder rotator cuff?

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  1. Supraspinatus
  2. Infraspinatus
  3. Teres Minor
  4. Subscapulais
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What are the five muscles of the shoulder girdle?

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  1. Pectorialis Minor
  2. Coracobrachialis
  3. Trapezius
  4. Rhomboids
  5. Serratus Anterior
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What is the neck extensor muscle called?

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Levator Scapulae

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What is the neck flexor muscle called?

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Sternocleidomastoid

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What is the elbow extensor muscle called?

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Triceps

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What are the three elbow flexors called?

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  1. Bicep Brachii
  2. Brachialis
  3. Brachioradialis

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