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Muscles and Insertions
Unit 3 Test
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/27/2012

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Term
Sternocleidomastoid
Definition
Origin: Sternum and clavicle
Insertion: Mastoid Process of temporal
Action: Flexion of Neck
Rotation of Neck
Term
Latissimus Dorsi
Definition
Origin: Spine
Insertion: Humerus
Action: Extension/Adduction of humerus
Extension of shoulder joint
Term
Pectoralis Major
Definition
Origin:Sternum and Clavicle
Insertion: Humerus
Action: Flexion/Adduction of humerus
Flexion of Shoulder
Term
Brachialis
Definition
Origin: Humerus
Insertion: Ulna
Action: Flexion of Ulna
Term
Biceps Brachii
Definition
Origin: Scapula
Insertion: Radial Tuberosity
Action: Flexion of elbow
Supination of forearm
Term
Triceps Brachii
Definition
Origin: Scapula and Humerus
Insertion: Olecranon Process of Ulna
Action: Extension of Elbow
Extension of Humerus
Term
Gluteus Maximus
Definition
Action: Extension of Hip
Term
Sartorius
Definition
Origin: Iliac Spine
Insertion: Tibia
Action: Flexion/Abduction of hip
Flexion of knee
Term
Rectus Femoris
Definition
Insertion: Tibial Tuberosity
Action: Flexion of hip
Extension of knee
Term
Vastus Medialis
Definition
Insertion: Tibial Tuberosity
Action: Extension of knee
Term
Vastus Lateralis
Definition
Insertion: Tibial Tuberosity
Action: Extension of Knee
Term
Vastus Intermedius
Definition
Insertion: Tibial Tuberosity
Action: Extension of knee
Term
Biceps Femoris
Definition
Origin: Ischium
Insertion: Fibula and Lateral Tibia
Origin: Flexion of Knee
Extension of Hip
Term
Semimembranosus
Definition
Origin: Ischium
Insertion: Medial Tibia
Action: Flexion of Knee
Extension of hip
Term
Semitendinosus
Definition
Origin: Ischium
Insertion: Medial Tibia
Action: Flexion of knee
Hip extension
Term
Gastrocnemus
Definition
Origin: Femur
Insertion: Calcaneus via Achilles tendon
Action: Plantar Flexion
Flexion of knee
Term
Soleus
Definition
Origin: Lateral Tibia
Insertion: Calcaneus via Achilles tendon
Action: Plantar Flexion
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