Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Massage Therapy School > The Muscular System-Anterior View-Actions > Flashcards

The Muscular System-Anterior View-Actions Flashcards

0
Q

Tibialis Anterior

A

Dorsal flexes the ankle and inverts the foot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Extensor Digitorum Longus

A

Long extensors of the toes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Adductors

A

Muscles that draw the leg toward the median line of the body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Flexors of the wrist and hand

A

Muscles that flex the wrist and hand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Pronator

A

Turns the hand from palm up to palm down

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Biceps Brachii

A

Flexes and supinates the forearm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Pectoralis Major

A

Draws the arm forward and down

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Platysma

A

Subcutaneous muscle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Sternocleidomastoid

A

Muscle that flexes and rotates the head

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Temporalis

A

Closes and retracts the jaw

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Trapezius

A

Assists in extension of the head and elevation and upward rotation of the scapula

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Deltoid

A

Abducts and horizontally flexes the humerous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Serratus Anterior

A

Elevates ribs in respiration and stabilizes the scapula

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Rectus Abdominis

A

Compressed viscera and flexes thorax

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

External Oblique

A

Compresses viscera and flexes thorax

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Internal Oblique

A

Flexion, lateral flexion, and rotation of trunk

16
Q

Transverse Abdominis

A

Tenses abdominal wall

17
Q

Brachioradialis

A

Flexes elbow

18
Q

Flexsor Carpi Radialis

A

Wrist flexors

19
Q

Tensor Fasciae Latae

A

Assists in abduction, flexion, and rotation of femur

20
Q

Sartorius

A

Flexes and laterally rotates the leg

21
Q

Rectus Femoris

A

Extends the knee

22
Q

Vastus Lateralis

A

Extends the knee

23
Q

Vastus Medialis

A

Extends the knee

24
Q

Gastrocnemius

A

Plantar flexes the foot and assists in knee flexion

25
Q

Peroneus Longus

A

Everts the foot

26
Q

Soleus

A

Plantar flexes the foot

Massage Therapy School (4 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions