muscular lab quiz Flashcards
frontalis
forehead; raise eyebrows
temporalis
over temporal bone/mandible; chewing and closes jaw
masseter
(works with temporalis) mandible/zygomatic process; chewing and closes jaw
buccinator
cheek/maxilla/mandible/orbicularis oris; moving food in mouth and compresses cheek
orbicularis oculi
around eyes; close eyelids
orbilcularis oris
around mouth; closes lips
zygomaticus major
cheek bone to corner of mouth; raises corners of mouth to smile
platysma
corner of mouth to chest/neck area; tenses skin of neck
sternocleidomastoid
mastoid process to sternum; flexion of neck forward/rotation of head
intercostal muscles
in-between ribs; stretch for breathing
diaphragm
internally separates thorax and abdomen; breathing
external oblique
(posterior and anterior) iliac crest/abdomen; rotate and laterally bend torso
internal oblique
(posterior and anterior) under external oblique (and works with it); rotate and laterally bend torso
transverse abdominis
(posterior and anterior) spine and wraps like a belt on abdomen/under obliques; compresses abdomen
rectus abdominis
(6 pack-only anterior) anterior abdomen and pelvis; flexion of spine
latissimus dorsi
(posterior) spine and attaches to arm; extensions of arm at shoulder
trapezius
(posterior-back of neck-triangle) spine to occipital bone and scapula; raises/rotates/retracts scapula and extends neck
erector spinae
(posterior) along spine and series of muscles; extends and bends spine
pectoralis major
(anterior) chest/sternum to arm; flexes arm
deltoid
(puff sleeve-cuff) crosses shoulder joint/scapula, clavicle, and humerus; abduction and rotations and circumduction
biceps brachii
(anterior) shoulder to elbow to ulna; flexion of elbow
brachialis
(works with biceps brachii) below biceps brachii and only crosses elbow; flexes elbow
brachioradialis
elbow to distal end of radius; pull radius back for supination
triceps brachii
posterior to biceps (humerus); extend elbow
extensor digitorum
(phalanges-posterior) forearm to tips to fingers; extension of fingers
gluteus maximus
(posterior) sacrum and crosses hip; hip extensor
gluteus medias
(posterior) under gluteus maximus/iliac crest; abducts and medially rotates thigh
iliopsoas
(internal) spine and ilium to femur; flexing hip
sartorius
(longest muscle-internal) ilium/hip to tibia; flexes thigh and knee/lateral rotation at hip joint
quadriceps
(anterior) femur to knee; extends knee
adductor group
(anterior) inside of thigh/pubis to inner thigh; adducts thigh
hamstring group
(posterior) 3 muscles on back of thigh/hip and knee; flexes the leg and extends the hip (helps gluteus Maximus)
tibialis anterior
lateral to tibia; dorsiflexion/ toes flexed up
gastrocnemius
back posterior legs medial to tibia; plantar flexion (jumping and pointing toe)
soleus
(works with gastrocnemius) calf muscle to heel bone; plantar flexion
fibularis group
outside of leg lateral to tibialis anterior; evert ankle (roll out)