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Skeletal Muscles Flashcards

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Frontal muscle

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Function: Raises eyebrow
Insertion: Skin of eyebrows
Origin: Occipital bone

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Orbicularis oculi

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Function: Closes eye
Insertion: Maxilla and frontal bone
Origin: Maxilla and frontal bone (encircles eye)

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Orbicularis oris

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Function: Draw lips together
Insertion: Encircles lips
Origin: Encircles lips

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Zygomaticus

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Function: Elevates corner of mouth and lips
Insertion: Angle of mouth and upper lip
Origin: Zygomatic

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Masseter

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Function: Closes jaw
Insertion: Mandible
Origin: Zygomatic arc

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Temporal

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Function: Closes Jaw
Oriign: Temporal region of skull
Insertion: Mandible

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Sternocleidomastoid

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Function: Rotates and flexes head and neck
Insertion: Mastoid process
Origin: Sternum and clavicle

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Trapezius

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Function: Extends head and neck
Insertion: Scapula
Origin: Skull and upper vertebrae

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Pectoralis major

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Function: Flexes and helps adduct upper arm
Insertion: Humerus
Origin: Sternum, clavicles, upper rib cartialige

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Latissimus dorsi

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Function: Extends and helps adduct upper arm
Insertion: Humerus
Origin: Vertebrae and illium

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Deltoid

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Function: Abducts upper arm
Insertion: Humerus
Origin: Clavicle and scapula

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Biceps brachii

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Function: Flexes elbow
Insertion: Radius
Origin: Scapula

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Triceps brachii

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Function: Extends elbow
Insertion: Ulna
Origin: Scapula and humerus

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External oblique

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Function: Compresses abdomen
Insertion: Midline of abdomen
Origin: Low thoracic cage

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Internal oblique

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Function: Compresses abdomen
Insertion: MIdline of abdomen
Origin: Pelvis

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Transversus abdominis

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Function: Compresses abdomen
Insertion: Midline of abdomen
Origin: Ribs, vertebrae, pelvis

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Rectus abdomins

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Function: Flexes trunk
Insertion: Lower rib cage
Origin: Pubis

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Illiopsoas

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Function: Flexes thigh or trunk
Insertion: Femur
Origin: Illium and vertebrae

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Sartorius

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Function: Flexes thigh and rotates lower leg
Insertion: Tibia
Origin: Illium

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Gluteus maximus

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Function: Extends thigh
Insertion: Femur
Origin: Illium, sacrum, coccyx

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Adductor group

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Adductor longus, gracilis, pectineus

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Adductor longus

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Function: Adducts thighs
Insertion: Femur
Origin: pubis

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Gracilis

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Function: Adducts thigh
Insertion: Tibia
Origin: Pubis

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Pectineus

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Function: Adducts thigh
Insertion: Femur
Origin: Pubis

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Hamstring group

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Semimembranosus, semitendinosus, biceps femoris

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Semimembranosus

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Function: Flexes knee
Insertion: Tibia
Origin: Ischium

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Semitendinosus

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Function: Flexes knee
Insertion: Tibia
Origin: Ischium

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Biceps femoris

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Function: Flexes knee
Insertion: Fibula
Origin: Ischium and femur

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Quadriceps group

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Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, intermedius and medallus, tibalism anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus

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Rectus femoris

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Function: Extends knee
Insertion: Tibia
Oriign: Illium

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Vastus lateralis, intermedius, and medalis

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Function: Extend knee
Insertion: Tibia
Origin: Femur

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Tibialis anterior

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Function: Dorsiflexes ankle
Insertion: Metatarsals
Origin: Tibia`

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Gasreocnemius

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Function: PLantar flexes ankle
Insertion: Calcaneus o heel
Origin: Femur

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Soleus

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Function: Plantar flexes ankle
Insertion: Calcaneus or heel
Origin: Tibia and fibula

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Peroneus group

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Peroneus longus and brevis

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Peroneus longus and brevus

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Function: Planrar flex ankle
Insertion: Tarsals and metatarsals
Origin: Tibia and fibula

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Flexors

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Pectoralis major (upper arm), biceps brachii (lower arm), Illiopsoas, sartorius, rectus femoris (Thigh), Hamstrings (lower legs), tibialis anterior (foot)

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Extensors

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Latissimus dorsi (upper arm), triceps brachii (Lower arm), Gluteus maximus and hamstrings (thigh), quadricep groupd (lower leg), gastrocnemius and soleus (foot)

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Abductors

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Deltoid (opper arm)l gluteus maximus (thight), Peroneus lingus (foot)

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