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Muscle Movements
muscles & corresponding movements
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Anatomy
12th Grade
12/13/2020

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frontalis
Definition
raises eyebrows
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orbicularis oculi
Definition
closes eyes
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orbicularis oris
Definition
purses lips
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zygomaticus
Definition
smiling
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buccinator
Definition
compresses cheeks (sucking action)
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masseter
Definition
opens/closes jaw
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temporalis
Definition
elevates jaw
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platysma
Definition
depressed mandible/tenses neck
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sternocleidomastoid
Definition
flexes neck
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rectus abdominis
Definition
vertebral flexion/compression
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external oblique
Definition
vertebral flexion/rotation
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trapezius
Definition
laterally rotates, elevates, and retracts scapula
Term
serratus anterior
Definition
laterally rotates, protracts scapula
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rhomboid
Definition
retraction of the scapula, downward rotation of the scapula
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pectoralis minor
Definition
elevates ribs if scapula fixed, protracts scapula
Term
latissimus dorsi
Definition
adduction, inward rotation and extension of the shoulder
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teres major
Definition
adduction, inward rotation and extension of the shoulder
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subscapularis
Definition
internally rotate humerus, stabilizes the shoulder
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pectoralis major
Definition
flexes and adducts arm
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biceps brachii
Definition
flexion of elbow
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triceps brachii
Definition
extends elbow
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deltoid
Definition
abducts arm
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brachialis
Definition
flexes elbow
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brachioradialis
Definition
flexes arm at elbow and brings forearm into mid prone position
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flexor carpi radialis
Definition
flexion of wrist and hand
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palmaris longus
Definition
flexion of wrist and hand
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flexor carpi ulnaris
Definition
flexion of wrist and hand
Term
extensor carpi radialis longus
Definition
extension of wrist and hand
Term
extensor digitorium
Definition
extension of wrist and hand
Term
extensor carpi ulnaris
Definition
extension of wrist and hand
Term
gluteus maximus
Definition
Extends and laterally rotates hips
Term
gluteus medius
Definition
abducts and medially rotates hip
Term
quadriceps femoris
Definition
laterally rotates and stabilize hip
Term
Hamstrings
Definition
extension of hip, flexion of knee
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sartorius
Definition
flexes, abducts, laterally rotates thigh at hip. flexes, medially rotates leg at knee
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gracilis
Definition
flexes, mediately rotates, and adducts hip
Term
tibialis anterior
Definition
extends and inverts foot at ankle
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fibularis longus
Definition
plantar flexes and everts foot
Term
gastrocnemius
Definition
plantar flexes foot, flexes knee
Term
soleus
Definition
plantar flexes foot
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