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1
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External Oblique

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decompresses ribs, flexes spinal column, compresses abdominal cavity

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Latissimus Dorsi

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adducts, medially rotates, and extends the arm

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Hamstrings

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extends hip and flexes knee

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Internal Oblique

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decompresses ribs, flexes spinal column, compresses abdominal cavity

runs opposite to external oblique, and is deeper

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5
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Gracilis

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hip adduction, knee flexion, and knee internal rotation

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6
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Soleus

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extends foot

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Brachioradialis

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flexes forearm at elbow

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8
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Biceps Brachii

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flexes lower arm

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triceps brachii

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extends lower arm

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10
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Deltoid

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abducts the upper arm

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11
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Frontalis

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wrinkles forehead, raises eyebrows

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Orbicularis Oculi

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closes eyelid, tightens skin on forehead

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13
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Masseter

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closes jaw

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Zygomaticus

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raises corners of mouth

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Orbicularis Oris

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compresses and closes lips

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Sternocleidomastoid

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flexes head, rotates head to opposite side

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Pectoralis major

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flexes arms and adducts upper arm

18
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Intercostals

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expand and shrink chest cavity

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rectus abdominis

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compresses abdomen

20
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sartorius

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flexes and rotates thigh and leg

21
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adductor muscle

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adducts the legs

22
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gastrocnemius

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points toes, flexes lower leg

23
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Iliopsoas

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flexes and internally rotates thigh at hip joint, flexes trunk

24
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Trapezius

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moves shoulder, extends head

25
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Gluteus medius

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abducts and rotates thigh

26
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gluteus maximus

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extends femur and rotates it outward

27
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muscle fiber

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muscle cell

28
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Fascia

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a sheet made of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle

29
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sarcomere

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contractile unit of muscle

30
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myofibril

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tightly packed filament bundles found within skeletal muscle fibers

31
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actin

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thin filament of a muscle fiber

32
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myosin

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thick filament of muscle fiber

33
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sarcoplasmic reticulum

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houses the calcium needed to bind to the troponin

34
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tropomyosin

35
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tendon

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attaches muscle to bone

36
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ligament

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attaches bone to bone

37
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muscle microanatomy flowchart

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muscle (fascia/epimysium) -> fasicle (perimysium) -> muscle fiber (endomysium) -> myofibril

38
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sarcolemma

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plasma membrane of a muscle fiber

39
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transverse tubules (T tubules)

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assist in muscle contraction; located along the sarcolemma

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sarcoplasm

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the cytoplasm of the muscle cell; has lots of mitochondria

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