Muscular system Flashcards
adductors
to move toward the midline of the body
biceps brachii
most familiar muscle of the forearm because it bulges when the elbow is flexed
biceps femoris
part of the hamstring group
buccinators
flat, thin muscle in the wall of the cheek
deltoid
ball and socket joint that connects your arm to to the trunk of your body
extensors
any of the muscles that increase the angle between members of a limb
external intercostals
in between your ribs
external oblique
lower eight ribs
fibularis longus
muscle on the fibula
flexors
arm muscles
frontails
skin of eyebrows
gastrocnemius
planter flexes foot and flexes knee
gluteus maximus
extends hips
gluteus medius
abducts thigh: steadies pelvis during walking
internal oblique
muscle found on the lateral side of the abdomen
latissimus dorsi
extends and adducts humerous
masseter
closes jaw
orbicularis oculi
blinks and closes eyes
orbicularis oris
closes and protrudes lips
pectoralis major
adducts and flexes humerous
rectus abdominus
flexes vertebral column
rectus femoris
flexes the hip along with the sartorious
sartorius
flexes thigh on hip
semimembranosus
flex knee and extend hip
semitendinosus
flex knee and extend hip
soleus
plantar flexes foot
sternocleidomastoid
flexes neck rotates head
temporalis
broad radiating muscle
tibialis anterior
dorsiflexes and inverts foot
trapezius
extends neck and adducts scapula
triceps brachii
only muscle fleshing out the posterior humerus
vastus lateralis
unipennate muscle and a member of the anterior compartment of the thigh
vastus medialis
one of the 4 muscles that makes up the quadriceps group of muscles
zygomaticus
a muscle of the human body
quadriceps
a group of muscles at the front of your thigh
hamstring
tendons at the back of the thighs that attach the large thigh muscle to the bone
