muscles of frog action Flashcards
MYLOHYOID
Raises the floor of
the mouth
MIDDLE
PECTORALIS
and
POSTERIOR
PECTORALIS
Draws the arm
towards the chest
DELTOID
Pulls the arm
forward
RECTUS ABDOMINIS
Supports the
abdomen and holds
the sternum
EXTERNAL OBLIQUE
Compresses the
abdomen
DEPRESSOR
MANDIBULARIS
Opens the mouth
TEMPORALIS
Closes the mouth
LONGISSIMUS DORSI
Raises the back
TRICEPS FEMORIS
Adducts the thigh
and extends the
shank
SEMIMEMBRANOSUS
Adducts the thigh
and flexes the
shank
SEMITENDINOSUS
Adducts the femur
and flexes the legs
SARTORIUS
Flexes the shank
and adducts the
thigh
ADDUCTOR LONGUS
Pulls the thigh
forward and
ventrad
ADDUCTOR MAGNUS
Adducts the thigh
and leg
GRACILIS
MAJOR/RECTUS
INTERNUS MAJOR
Flexes the shank
and adducts the
thigh
GRACILIS
MINOR/RECTUS
INTERNUS MINOR
Flexes the shank
and adducts the
thigh
GASTROCNEMIUS
Extends the foot
and flexes the
shank
TIBIALIS ANTICUS
Extends the leg and
flexes the foot
EXTENSOR CRURIS
Extends the shank