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Muscle Anatomy
These flashcards are testing the actions of various skeletal muscles.
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
03/31/2010

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Bilateral action of the STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID
Definition
flex head
Term
Unilateral action of the STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID
Definition
contra-lateral rotation of the head
Term
Bilateral action of the SPLENIUS
Definition
extend head
Term
Unilateral action of the SPLENIUS
Definition
lateral flexion and rotation of contracting sides
Term
Bilateral action of the ERECTOR SPINAE
Definition
extend and maintain erect position of vertebrae
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Unilateral action of the ERECTOR SPINAE
Definition
lateral flexion of the vertebral column on contracting side
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