Need to know muscles (Practical Final)

Question 1

Frontalis

Answer 1

Raises eyebrows

Question 2

Orbicularis Oculi

Answer 2

Closes eyelids

Question 3

Superior Rectus

Answer 3

Elevates eye and turns it medially

Question 4

Inferior Rectus

Answer 4

Depresses eye and turns it medially

Question 5

Medial Rectus

Answer 5

Rotates eye medially

Question 6

Lateral Rectus

Answer 6

Turns eye laterally

Question 7

Superior Oblique

Answer 7

Depresses eye and turns it laterally

Question 8

Inferior Oblique

Answer 8

Elevates eye and turns it laterally

Question 9

Zygomaticus Major

Answer 9

Retracts and elevates corners of mouth

Question 10

Depressor anguli oris

Answer 10

depresses corners of mouth

Question 11

Orbicularis oris

Answer 11

Closes lips, kissing muscle.

Question 12

Platysma

Answer 12

depresses mandible

Question 13

Masseter

Answer 13

closes jaw

Question 14

Temporalis

Answer 14

Elevates and retracts mandible

Question 15

Genioglossus

Answer 15

depresses and protrudes tongue

Question 16

Styloglossus

Answer 16

retracts and elevates tongue

Question 17

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer 17

flexes neck; rotates head

Question 18

Erector spinae

Answer 18

back extension

Question 19

Quadratus lumborum

Answer 19

flexes the spine laterally

Question 20

Diaphragm

Answer 20

helps with breathing

Question 21

Rectus abdominis

Answer 21

flexes and rotates vertebral column.

Question 22

External oblique

Answer 22

helps rotate the trunk (middle section of body)

Question 23

Internal oblique

Answer 23

responsible for flexing and bends mid-section of body.

Question 24

Transverse abdominis

Answer 24

responsible for protecting internal organs and holding them in place.

Question 25

levator anguli oris

Answer 25

supports and raises the pelvic visceral structures.

Question 26

Pectoralis minor

Answer 26

protracts and depresses scapula.

Question 27

Serratus anterior

Answer 27

lifts ribs, and assists with respiration, protracts and retracts scapula.

Question 28

Trapezius

Answer 28

responsible for posture and movement.

Question 29

Levator scapulae

Answer 29

responsible for elevating the scapulae.

Question 30

Rhomboid minor

Answer 30

responsible for retracting the scapula.

Question 31

Rhomboid major

Answer 31

responsible for holding the scapula onto the ribcage.

Question 32

Pectoralis major

Answer 32

responsible for internal rotation of the arm forward about the axis of the body.

Question 33

Lattissimus dorsi

Answer 33

adducting, medially rotating, and extending the arm.

Question 34

Deltoid

Answer 34

abducts the arm.

Question 35

Supraspinatus

Answer 35

abduction of the arm.

Question 36

infrospinatus

Answer 36

externally rotating the humerus.

Question 37

Subscapularis

Answer 37

helping in shoulder adduction and extension in certain positions.

Question 38

Teres minor

Answer 38

lateral rotation of the arm.

Question 39

Teres major

Answer 39

responsible for being a medial rotator and adductor of the humerus.

Question 40

Biceps brachii

Answer 40

responsible for flexion of the elbow and supination of the forearm.

Question 41

Brachialis

Answer 41

responsible for providing pure flexion of the elbow and supination of the forearm.

Question 42

Brachioradialis

Answer 42

responsible for flexing the forearm at the elbow in a neutral position.

Question 43

Triceps brachii

Answer 43

responsible for helping in the extension of the elbow joint.

Question 44

Pronator teres

Answer 44

responsible for pronating the forearm and assists in the flexion of the elbow joint.

Question 45

Supinator

Answer 45

responsible for supinating the forearm.

Question 46

Flexor carpi radialis

Answer 46

responsible for providing flexion in the wrist and assisting in the abduction of the hand and wrist.

Question 47

Extensor carpi radialis longus

Answer 47

responsible for wrist extension and abduction.

Question 48

Extensor carpi ulnaris

Answer 48

responsible for extending and abducting the wrist.

Question 49

Flexor digitorum superficialis

Answer 49

flexes wrist and middle phalanges of fingers 2-5

Question 50

Extensor digitorum

Answer 50

extends fingers and the wrist.

Question 51

Extensor digiti minimi

Answer 51

extends little finger.

Question 52

Sartorius

Answer 52

responsible for serving as a hip and knee flexor.

Question 53

lliposoas

Answer 53

responsible for producing a powerful flexion of the thigh at the hip joint.

Question 54

Gracilis

Answer 54

adducts thigh, rotates the tibia on the femur.

Question 55

Adductor longs

Answer 55

adducts thigh

Question 56

Tensor fasciae latae

Answer 56

responsible for abducting and medially rotate the femur.

Question 57

Gluteus maximus

Answer 57

responsible for laterally rotating the hip.

Question 58

Gluteus medius

Answer 58

responsible for being a prime mover of abduction at hip joint.

Question 59

Gluteus minimus

Answer 59

responsible for acting as a hip stabilizer and abductor of the hip.

Question 60

Biceps femoris

Answer 60

flexes knee.

Question 61

Semitendinosus

Answer 61

responsible for rotating the leg internally, flexor of the knee and extensor of the hip.

Question 62

Semimembranosus

Answer 62

responsible for the flexion of the knee and extension of the hip.

Question 63

Rectus femoris

Answer 63

responsible for flexing the thigh and extending the leg at knee joint.

Question 64

Vastus lateralis

Answer 64

responsible for helping extend the knee joint.

Question 65

Vastus medialis

Answer 65

responsible for extending the knee and correctly tracks the patella.

Question 66

Vastus intermedius

Answer 66

responsible for knee extension.

Question 67

Tibialis anterior

Answer 67

responsible for dorsiflexion

Question 68

Fibularis longus

Answer 68

plantar flexes and everts foot.

Question 69

Gastrocnemius

Answer 69

responsible for flexion of leg and plantar flexion of foot.

Question 70

Soleus

Answer 70

responsible for stabilizing tibia.

Question 71

Extensor hallucis longus

Answer 71

responsible for extending the big toe.

Question 72

Extensor digitorium longus

Answer 72

responsible for extending the four toes.

Question 73

Flexor hallucis longus

Answer 73

responsible for flexing all the joints of the great toe.

Question 74

Flexor digitorium longus

Answer 74

responsible for the curling of the second, third, fourth, and fifth toes.