Muscles Flashcards
Elevates the ribs for inspiration
External intercoastals
Three muscles of the hamstrings
Biceps femorus
Semi-membranosus
Semi-tendinosis
Two muscles making up the rotator cuff
Infraspinatus and supraspinatus
Causes pronation of the forearm and is sometimes called the bracelet muscle
Pronator quadratus
Shapes the lips
Orbicularis oris
Allows you to sit cross legged and is commonly called the tailors muscle
Sartorius
Allow you to shrug your shoulders
Rhomboids
A long flat sheet that adducts the arm
Latissimus dorsi
Closes the eye
Orbicularis oculi
Antagonist of the pectoralis major
Latissimus dorsi
Antagonists of the splenius
Sternocleidomastoid
Antagonist of the back extenders
Rectus abdominis
Convulsion
Involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles
Muscular dystrophy
Muscles progressively weaken
Cerebral palsy
Brain injury that causes contraction but not relaxation