Muscular system Flashcards
Deltoids (anterior and medial)
Shoulder
sternocleidomastoid
Neck - turn and nod head
trapezius
Neck/shoulders- either of a pair of large triangular muscles extending over the back of the neck and shoulders and moves and stabilizes the scapulae/shoulder blades.
Traps > Scaps
Pectoralis
Chest - shoulder movement, push ups
Biceps
Flexes arm
Rectus abdominis
6 pack
External Obliques
Abs - lateral flexion and rotation
brachioradialis
Flexes forearm
Forearm Flexor
Flexes forearm
Iliopsoas
iliacus muscle, psoas major and the psoas minor
Hip flexion
Adductors (longus and magnus)
draw leg (thigh) in towards each other "Add in" to the body
Rectus Femoris
Quad, hip flexor
Gracilis
Hip adductor, inner thigh
vastus lateralis , rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis.
Quads
gastrocnemius
calf - flexes at the knee, plantar flexion (point)