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Orbicularis Oris

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closes and protrudes lips

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Buccinator

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compresses cheek as in whistling and sucking, holds food between teeth during mastication

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Masseter

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closes jaw

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Platysma

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pulls corners of mouth inferiorly

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Zygomaticus

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raises corner of the mouth

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Orbicularis Oculi

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blinks and closes eyes

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Epicranius Frontalis

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elevating the eyebrows

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Temporalis

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closes jaw

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Epicranius Occipitalis

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move the scalp towards the posterior of the skull

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Sternocleidomastoid

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flexes neck and rotates head

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External Oblique

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flexes and rotates vertebral column

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Internal Oblique

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helps maintain movement of the trunk and abdominal pressure

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Rectus Abdominis

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flexes vertebral column

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Transversus Abdominis

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compresses abdominal contents

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Linea Alba

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maintain abdominal muscles in a certain proximity to each other

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Pectoralis Major

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abducts and flexes humerus

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Pectoralis Minor

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abducts and rotates scapula, elevates ribs

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Trapezius

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flexes neck and rotates head

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Latissimus Dorsi

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extends and adducts humerus

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Rhomboid

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elevates, adducts, rotates scapula

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Bracioradialis

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flex, supinate, pronate arm

22
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Flexor Carpi Radialis

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flexes wrist, abducts hand

23
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Palmaris Longus

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wrist joint, wrist flexion

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Extensor Digitorum

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extends fingers and wrists

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Biceps Brachii

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flexes elbow and supinates forearm

26
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Triceps Brachii

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flexes elbow and supinates forearm

27
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Deltoid

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abducts humerus

28
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Brachialis

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flexes elbow

29
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Levator Scapulae

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elevate and rotate scapula

30
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Teres Major

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extends, rotates arm, adducts

31
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Teres Minor

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extends, rotates arm

32
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Supraspinatus

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resists gravitational forces

33
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Infraspinatus

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rotates shoulder

34
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Tensor Fasciae Latae

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thigh rotation, stabilize hip and knee joints

35
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IT Band (Iliotibial)

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stabilize the hip and knee

36
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Sartorius

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flexes thigh on hip

37
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Rectus Femoris

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extend knee; flexes hip on thigh

38
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Vastus Lateralis

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extend knee; flexes hip on thigh

39
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Vastus Medialis

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extend knee; flexes hip on thigh

40
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Gracilis

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thigh flexion, thigh adduction, knee joint, leg flexion, leg internal rotation

41
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Biceps Femoris

A

flex knee and extend hip

42
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Gluteus Medius

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abducts thigh; steadies pelvis during walking

43
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Gluteus Maximus

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extends hip

44
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Adductor Longus

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adducts thigh

45
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Semitendinosus

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flex knee and extend hip

46
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Semumembranosus

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flex knee and extend hip

47
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Peroneus Longus

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plantar flexes and everts foot

48
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Extensor Digitorum Longus

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extended toes and dorsiflexes foot

49
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Tibialis Anterior

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dorsiflexes and inverts foot

50
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Soleus

A

plantar flexes foot

51
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Gastrocnemius

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plantar flexes and flexes knee

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