Muscles Flashcards
Used to suck in your cheeks
Buccinator
Used in winking
Orbicularis oculi
Used to form the horizontal frown crease on the forehead
Frontalis
The kissing muscle
Orbicularis oris
Prime mover for jaw closure
Masseter
Synergistic muscle for jaw closure
Temporalis
Prime mover of head flexion; a two headed muscle
Sternlcleidomastoid
The name means straight muscle of the abdomen
Rectus abdomis
Prime mover for shoulder flexion and addiction
Pectoralis major
Prime mover for shoulder abduction
Deltoid
Part of the abdominal girdle, forms the external lateral walls of the abdomen
External oblique
Acting alone, each muscle of this pair turns the head toward the opposite shoulder
Sternicleidomastoid
Two muscle pairs that help form the natural abdominal girdle
Internal oblique, transfers us abdominis
Deep muscles of the thorax that promote the inspiratory phase of breathing
External intercostal
An unpaired muscle that acts with the muscles named immediately above to accomplish inspiration
Diaphragm
Muscle that allows you to shrug your shoulders or extend your head
Trapezius
Muscle that addicts the shoulder and causes extension of the shoulder joint
Latissimus dorsi