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Muscles
what the muscles do
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Anatomy
11th Grade
10/13/2008

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Frontalis
Definition
Raises eye brows
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Orbicularis Oculi
Definition
Open and closes eyes
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Orbicularis oris
Definition
Moves Lips
Term
Procerus and Nasalis
Definition
Wrinkles nose
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Temporalis and Masseter
Definition
Closes jaw
Term
Zygomaticus
Definition
Smiling muscle
Term
Platysma
Definition
Tenses neck
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Trapezius
Definition
elevates shoulders
Term
Sternocleidomastoid
Definition
Tilts head
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Glossus
Definition
tongue muscle
Term
Eye muscles
Definition
6 muscles that move the eyeball
Term
Buccinater
Definition
Pulls cheeks in
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Serratus Anterior
Definition
Pushing
Term
Latissimus dorsi
Definition
Brings arms up
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Intercostal
Definition
expand rib cage when breathing
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External Oblique and Internal oblique
Definition
Flexes spin, side to side, hip motion
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Pectoralis Major
Definition
Pect, bench press/ push ups
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Rectus Abdominis
Definition
It your 6 pack and it helps flex your spine
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Diaphragm
Definition
Contracts when you breathe in
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Teres major and minor
Definition
Rotates arms
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Deltoid
Definition
Abducts arms
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Biceps brachii
Definition
flexes at the elbow and rotates wrist
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Triceps brachii
Definition
extends arm at elbow
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Flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris
Definition
Flexes wrist
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Extensorcarpi radialis and ulnaris
Definition
outer part, extand, and straightens the wrist
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Pronator teres and supinator
Definition
Holds bowl of soup down and holds bowl of soup up
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Flexor and extensor digitorum
Definition
Flexes and extends fingers
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Gluteus maximus and medius
Definition
extends hip and rotates thigh
Term
Sartoris
Definition
Crosses ankle over knee
Term
Semitendinosus
Definition
hamstring, extends hip, and flexes the knee
Term
Rectus Femoris
Definition
quads, flexes the knee 
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Vastus medialis
Definition
quads, flexes knee and hips
Term
Tibialis anterior
Definition
Flexes ankle
Term
Soleus
Definition
planter flexes, toes in and out (tiptoe)
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Gracilis
Definition
Abducts thigh (towards body)
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Semimembranosus
Definition
hamstring, extends hip, and flexes knee
Term
Biceps femoris
Definition
Hamstring, extenship
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Vastus lateralis
Definition
quads, flexes knee and hip
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Peroneus
Definition
everts foot, brings outward
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Gastrocnemius
Definition
Calf muscle, major plantes flexor
Term
Flexor and extensor digitorum
Definition
flexes and extends toes
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