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Epicranius:
Frontal Belly |
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| Aponeurosis fixed; raises eyebrows |
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Epicranius:
Occipital Belly |
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| Fixes aponeurosis; pulls scalp posteriorly |
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| Closes eye; (Blinking, squinting, draws eyebrows inferiorly) |
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| Zygomaticus Major & Minor |
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Raises lateral corners of mouth upward
(Smiling Muscle) |
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Closes lips;
purses and protrudes lips
(Kissing and whistling muscle) |
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Protudes lower lip;
wrinkles chin |
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Compresses check;
holds food between teeth during chewing |
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Main muscle of mastication;
Prime mover of jaw closure;
elevates mandible |
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Closes jaw;
elevates and retracts mandible |
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| in conjunction with lateral pterygoid, aids in grinding movements |
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| Aids in grinding movements of teeth |
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Tenses skin of neck;
depresses mandible;
pulls lower lip back and down |
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Prime Mover of arm flexion;
adducts.
Medially roates arm |
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| Prime mover to protract and hold scapula against chest wall; rotates scapula |
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| Acting as a whole, prime mover of arm abduction |
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With ribs fixed,
draws scapula forward and inferiorly. |
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| Pull ribs toward one another to elevate rib cage |
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| Draw ribs together to depress rib cage |
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| Prime mover of inspiration flattens on contraction |
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| Flexes and rotates vertebral column |
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| Compresses abdominal wall |
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| Compresses abdominal contents |
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| Extends head; raises, rotates, and retracts (adducts) scapula and stablizes it |
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Prime mover of arm extension;
adducts and medially rotates arm |
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| Lateral rotation of humerus |
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| Initiates abduction of humerus |
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| Elevates and adducts scapula |
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| Powerful forearm extensor |
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| Flexion (powerful) of elbow and supination of forearm |
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| Synergist in forearm flexion. |
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| A major flexor of forearm |
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Flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh;
flexes knee;
known as "Tailors muscle" because it helps effect cross-legged position in which tailors are often depicted. |
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Adducts thigh;
flexes and medially roates leg |
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| Extends knee and flexes thigh at hip |
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| Extends and stabilizes knee |
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| Abducts and medially rotates thigh |
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| Abducts and medially rotates thigh |
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Extend thigh;
flexes knee |
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Extends thigh;
flexes knee;
medially rotates leg |
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Extends thigh;
flexes knee |
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| Prime mover of dorsiflexion |
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