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Muscles Flashcards

1
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temporalis

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at each side of the head near the temples

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2
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zygomaticus

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from either zygomatic arch to the corner of the mouth

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Masseter

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under the zygomatic bone in the cheek (opens and closes your jaw)

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4
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Buccinator

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at the side of the face under the masseter

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5
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orbicularis oculi

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circular area around eyes

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6
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orbicularis oris

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surrounds the outside of mouth and lips

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sternocleidomastoid

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neck

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trapezius

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starts at the base of neck and extends across shoulders and down to the middle of your back

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9
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Deltoid

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shoulder

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Latissimus Dorsi

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lower posterior thorax

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11
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pectoralis major

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anterior chest wall

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12
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pectoralis minor

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triangular shape under the pectoralis major

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13
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biceps brachii

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upper posterior section of arms

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14
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brachialis

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lower anterior compartment of upper arm (inferior and deep to biceps brachii)

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15
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Triceps brachii

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posterior part of the upper arm

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16
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rectus abdominus

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abs (muscle fibers running parallel to the midline)

17
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transverseus abdominus

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deeper abs (muscle fibers running perpendicular to the midline)

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external obliques

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outer surface of the sides of the abdomen; each side of the rectus abdominus

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serratus anterior

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fan-shaped muscle on the lateral sides of the first eight/nine ribs

20
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gluteus maximus

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most superficial and largest of the buttock muscles

21
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gluteus minimus

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just beneath the gluteus medius

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gluteus medius

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just beneath the gluteus maximus

23
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Rectus femoris

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quadricep muscle between vastus lateralis and vastus medialis

24
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vastus lateralis

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lateral quadricep muscle

25
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vastus medialis

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medial quadricep muscle

26
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vastus intermedius

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below rectus femoris; between vastus lateralis and the vastus medialis

27
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sartorius

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long thin superficial muscle in the thigh; longest muscle in the human body

28
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biceps femoris

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lateral hamstring muscle

29
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semitendinosus

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hamstring muscle between the biceps femoris and the semimembranosus

30
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semimembranosus

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medial to the biceps femoris and deep to the semitendinosus

31
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tibialis anterior

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anterior section of the lower leg above the tibia bone

32
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gastrocnemius

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calf muscle

33
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What are the 4 quadricep muscles

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What croup do these muscles fall under:
rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus medialis
vastus intermedius

34
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What are the 4 hamstring muscles?

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What croup do these muscles fall under:
biceps femoris (long/short head)
semitendinosus
semimembranosus

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