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Vert Human Musculoskeletal Review
BIO 434 Exam 2
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
10/19/2011

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Orbicularis oculi

Definition

Blink, squint, close eyes

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buccinator

Definition

Compresses cheek

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Orbicularis oris

Definition

Kissing, whistling, purse lips, moves lips/corners of mouth

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frontalis

Definition

Raises eyebrows

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temporalis

Definition

Elevates mandible

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masseter 

 

 

 

 

Definition

Chewing, closes jaw/elevates mandible

 

 

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sternocleidomastoid

Definition

Flex head/neck, rotate head on shoulders (L/R), tilt head side-to-side

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trapezius

Definition

Extend neck (look at sky); elevate scapula and upwardly rotate scapula

Term

Rectus abdominis

Definition

Flexes vertebral column; compress abdomen

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External oblique

Definition

Compress abdomen; flexes vertebral column; rotates vertebral column, lateral flexes vertebral column

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Internal oblique

Definition

Compress abdomen; flexes vertebral column; rotates vertebral column, lateral flexes vertebral column

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Transverses abdominis

Definition

Compress abdomen

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Erector spinae

Definition

Spinal extensors; contract to be upright

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Latissimus dorsi

Definition

Adduct, medially rotate, and extend arm at shoulder; downward swing

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Deltoid

Definition

Abducts arm at shoulder, flex and medial rotation of arm at shoulder

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Pectoralis major

Definition

Arm flexion at shoulder

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Biceps brachii

Definition

Flex and supinate arm at elbow

Term

Brachialis

Definition

Flex elbow

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Brachioradialis

Definition

Flex elbow

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Triceps brachii

Definition

Extend arm at elbow; extends arm at shoulder

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Pronator teres

Definition

Pronate forearm (turn palm downward) and flex forearm

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Flexor carpi radialis 

Definition

Flex wrist

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Flexor carpi ulnaris

Definition

Flex wrist

Term

iliopsoas

Definition

Flex hip when walk

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Tensor fasciae latae

Definition

Flex and medially rotate hip; abducts hip

Term

sartorius

Definition

Flex, abduct, laterally rotate thigh/hip, flex knee, used in cross-legged sitting

Term

Quadriceps femoris

Definition

Lateral rotation of hip, knee extensor

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gracilis

Definition

Adduct, flex knee, rotate thigh when walk

Term

hamstrings

Definition

Extend thigh/hip; flex leg/knee

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gastrocnemius

Definition

Extend/plantar flex foot; flex leg at knee

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Tibialis anterior

Definition

Dorsiflex foot

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Extensor digitorum longus

Definition

Extend toes 2-5; dorsiflex foot

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soleus

Definition

Extend/Plantar flex foot

Term

parietal

Definition

Superior and lateral sides of skull

Term

temporal

Definition

Lateral; forms zygomatic arch

Term

frontal

Definition

Anterior portion; roof of orbit

Term

occipital

Definition

Posterior wall and base of cranial cavity, inferior

Term

sphenoid

Definition

Central wedge; articulates with all other cranial bones; forms posterior wall of orbit

Term

ethmoid

Definition

Roof of nasal cavity

Term

nasal

Definition

Bridge of nose

Term

lacrimal

Definition

Medial wall of orbit

Term

zygomatic

Definition

Cheekbones; rim and lateral wall of orbit

Term

maxilla

Definition

Upper jaw, supports teeth, articulates with all facial bones except mandible

Term

Inferior nasal concha

Definition

Part of lateral walls of nasal cavity

Term

vomer

Definition

Inferior part of nasal septum; within nasal cavity

Term

mandible

Definition

Lower jaw; U-shaped; only moveable jaw in head

Term

palantine

Definition
palate
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clavicle

Definition

Anterior/ventral; articulates with sternum

Term

scapula

Definition

Triangle-shaped, articulates with humerus and clavicle; located over ribs 2-7    

Term

humerus

Definition

Upper arm

Term

radius

Definition

Lateral forearm, aligned with thumb

Term

ulna

Definition

Forearm

Term

carpals

Definition

Wrist

Term

metacarpals

Definition

Palm

Term

Phalanges 

Definition

Digits/fingers

Term

Innominate bone

Definition

Pelvic girdle, formed by fusion of 3 bones: ilium, ischium, pubis; pubis – anterior, ilium – posterior, ischium – inferior; joined at pubic symphysis anteriorly

Term

femur

Definition

Thigh; longest and strongest bone

Term

patella

Definition

Knee, forms in tendon when walk/crawl

Term

tibia

Definition

Medial leg; bears weight

Term

fibula

Definition

Lateral leg, muscle attachment for muscles that move the foot and toes

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tarsals

Definition

Ankle

Term

metatarsals

Definition

Sole of foot

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phalanges

Definition

Digits/toes

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