Muscles Flashcards

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Deltoid

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The deltoid is a large muscle responsible for lifting the arm and giving the shoulder its range of motion.

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Biceps

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The biceps is a muscle on the front part of the upper arm. The biceps includes a “short head” and a “long head” that work as a single muscle.

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Gluteus

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Located in the butt.

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Triceps

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is a large muscle on the back of the upper limb of many vertebrates

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Hamstring

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is one of the three posterior thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee

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Hip flexors

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Hip Flexors. The primary hip flexors are the rectus femoris, iliacus, psoas, iliocapsularis, and sartorius muscle

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Pectorallis major

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Pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle contributing to the thoracobrachial motion

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Quadriceps

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The quadriceps femoris is a group of muscles located in the front of the thigh.

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Tibialis anterior

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The tibialis anterior is a muscle in humans that originates in the upper two-thirds of the lateral (outside) surface of the tibia and inserts into the medial cuneiform and first metatarsal bones of the foot.

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Gastronemius

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The gastrocnemius muscle (plural gastrocnemii) is a superficial two-headed muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg of humans.

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