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Details Title: lab 2 Description: lab 2 muscles Total Flash Cards: 72 Created: 03/09/2004 20:35:34	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term tibialis anterior Definition dorsiflexes and inverts foot Term vastus lateralis Definition extends lower leg, flexes thigh Term vastus lateralis Definition extends lower leg, flexes thigh Term adductor olongus Definition flexes and adducts thigh Term pectoralis major Definition adducts and medially rotates arm Term buccinator Definition compresses cheeks, draws corners of mouth laterally Term extensor digitorum Definition extends phalanges #2-4, and extends hand Term teres major Definition extends and medially rotates arm Term peroneus longus Definition plantar flexes and everts foot Term rectus femoris Definition extends lower leg, flexes thigh Term serratus anterior Definition adducts scapula and rotates it superiorally Term sternohyoid Definition elevates hyoid bone Term medial rectus Definition adducts eyeball Term triceps brachii- lateral head Definition extends arm and forearm Term rhomboid major Definition elevates and adducts scapula Term infraspinatus Definition adducts and laterally rotates arm Term latissimus dorsi Definition adducts and extends the arm Term trapezius Definition elevates scapula and rotates ti superiorally Term rhomboid minor Definition eleates and adducts scapula Term gluteus medius Definition abducts and medially rotates thigh Term gluteus maximus Definition extends and laterally rotates thigh Term linea alba Definition connectes both sides of rectus abdominus, side to side and from xiphoid process to pubic symphasis Term brachialis Definition flexes forearm Term omohyoid Definition depresses hyoid bone Term teres minor Definition extends and adducts arm Term vastus medialis Definition extends lower leg, flexes thigh Term gracilis Definition abducts and medially rotates thigh Term supraspinatus Definition adducts arm Term extensor hallicis longus Definition dorsiflexes foot and extends great toe Term external oblique Definition compresses the abdomen, and flexes the vertabral column Term adductor pollicis longus Definition extends hand and digit # 1 Term extensor carpi radialis brevis Definition extends and abducts hand Term semitendinosus Definition flexes leg and extends thigh Term hamstring muscles Definition extends the thigh and flexes the lower leg Term superior oblique Definition depresses and abducts eyeball Term biceps brachii - long and short heads Definition flexes forearm and flexes humerus Term semimemtranosus Definition flexes leg and extends thigh Term biceps femoris Definition flexes leg, extends thigh Term orbicularis oris Definition depresses and protrudes lips Term triceps brachii Definition exttends arm, extends forearm Term masseter Definition elevates and retracts mandible Term flexor digitorum superficialis Definition flexes phalanges #2-4, flexes hand Term platysma Definition depresses the mandible Term extensor digitorum longus Definition extends digits 2-5, dorsiflexes the foot Term sartorius Definition flexes lower leg, flexes, abducts and laterally rotates thigh Term digrastic Definition elevates the hyoid bone, depresses the mandible Term extensor carpi radialis longus Definition extends and abducts the hand Term iliotibial tract Definition attaches tensor fascia lata to the lateral condyle of the tibia Term flexor carpi radialis Definition flexes and abducts hand Term palmaris longus Definition weakly flexes hand Term adductor magnus Definition adducts and medially rotates thigh Term biceps brachii - long and short head Definition flexes forearm and flexes humerus Term sternocliedomastoid Definition flexes neck, elevates sternum Term vastus intermedius Definition extends lower leg, flexes thigh Term lateral rectus Definition abducts eyeball Term quadriceps femoris Definition extends lower leg, flexes the thigh Term superior rectus Definition elevates and adducts eyeball Term pectineus Definition flexes and adducts thigh Term pectoralis minor Definition adduct scapula and rotates it inferiorally Term inferior rectus Definition depresses and adducts eyeball Term triceps brachii long head Definition extends arm Term peroneus brevis Definition plantar flexes and everts foot Term pronator teres Definition pronates the radius, flexes the forearm Term internal oblique Definition compresses the abdomen, flexes the vertabral column Term rectus abdominis Definition flexes the vertabral column anteriorally, compresses the abdomen Term flexor carpi ulnaris Definition flexes and adducts hand Term deltoid Definition adducts arm and rotattes it medially Term soleus Definition plantar flexes foot Term gastrocnemius Definition flexes leg, plantar flexes foot Term patellar tendon Definition attatches quadriceps femoris from patella to tibial tuberosity Term zygomatic Definition draws angle of mouth superiorally, and laterally Term tensor fascia lata Definition flexes and abducts thigh