| Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                             Upper Trapezius  Action 
Elevation                                         (moves scapula) Up Rotation Origin  
Base of skull to occipital protuberance  Insertion 
Posterior Lateral 1/3 of clavicle   |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Middle Trapezius  Action                 Origin                  Insertion  
| *Elevation | Spinous process of: C7, T1-T3 | Medial border of the acromion process and superior border of the scapular spine |  
| *Adduction |   |   |  
| *Up rotation |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |  Lower Trapezius      Action            Origin                   Insertion  
| *Adduction | Spinous process of 4-12 thoracic vertebrae | Triangular space at the base of the scapular spine |  
| *Depression |   |   |  
| *Up rotation |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Rhomboid minor       Action              Origin                  Insertion 
| *Down rotation Adduction | Spinous process of the C7-T1 | Medial border of the scapula (below the spine) |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Rhomboid major     Action              Origin                   Insertion 
| *Down rotation *Adduction | Spinous process of the T2-T5 | Medial border of the scapula (below the spine) |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Serratus anterior    Action                 Origin                Insertion 
| *Protraction *Up rotation | Upper 8 or 9 ribs | Medial border of the scapula |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Levator scapulae   Action              Origin                   Insertion 
| *Elevation | Transverse processes of C1-C4 | Medial border of the scapula |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | moves humerus           Teres Major      Action              Origin                  Insertion  
| *Extension | Inferior angle (scapula). | Medial lip of bicipital groove (humerus). |  
| *Adduction |   |   |  
| *Internal rotation |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | moves humerus               Teres minor     Action                Origin                  Insertion 
| *External rotation | Lateral border (scapula). | Greater tubercle  (humerus) |  
| *Horizontal abduction |   |   |  
| *Diagonal adduction |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | humerus             Infrapinatus       Action              Origin                Insertion  
| *External rotation of humerus | Infraspinous fossa | Greater tubercle  (humerus) |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | humerus                   Supraspinatus       Action                  Origin               Insertion 
| *Abduction (humerus) | Supraspinatus fossa | Greater tubercle (humerus) |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Subscapularis     Action                Origin                  Insertion  
| Internal rotation (humerus) | Subscapular fossa | Lesser tubercle (humerus) |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        | Posterior deltoid       Action              Origin                  Insertion 
| *Extension *External Rotation | Inferior edge of spine of the scapula | Deltoid tuberosity |  
| *Horizontal & |   |   |  
|   Diagonal       abduction |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                          Action                Origin             Insert 
| Latissimus dorsi (Moves humerus)   | *Extension of shoulder/humerus | -Thoracolumbar facia & -Spinous processes of the lumbar and lower 6 thoracic vertebrae | Floor of bicipital groove |  
|   | *Adduction of humerus |   |   |  
|   | *Internal rotation of humerus |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                            Action         origin           insertion 
| Triceps Brachii lateral head | *Extension of elbow | Supero-lateral  surface of humerus | Olecranon process |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                           Action         Origin             Insertion 
| Triceps Brachii medial head | *Extension of elbow | Posterior surface of the humerus (inferior to the radial groove) | Olecranon process |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                     Action             Origin            Insertion 
| Triceps Brachii long head | *Extension of elbow | Infragleniod tubercle (scapula) | Olecranon process |  
|   | *Extension of shoulder |   |   |  
|   | *Adduction of shoulder |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                            Action          Origin          Insertion 
| Brachioradialis | *Flexion of elbow | Lateral epicondyle of humerus | Styloid process of the radius |  
|   | *Pronation |   |   |  
|   | *Supination |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                        Action        Origin           Insertion 
| Extensor carpi ulnaris | *Extension of the wrist | Lateral epicondyle of the humerus & dorsal surface of border of ulna | Base of the 5th metacarpal |  
|   | *Adduction of the wrist |   |   |    |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                        Action         Origin             Insertion 
| Extensor carpi radials brevis | *Extension & Abduction  of the wrist | Lateral epicondyle of the humerus | Base of the 3rd metacarpal |  
|   |   |   |   |  
|   | *Weak extension of the elbow |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                      Action           Origin            Insertion  
| Extensor carpi radialis longus | *Extension & Abduction of the wrist | Lateral supracondylar ridge of  humerus | Base of the 2nd metacarpal |  
|   |   |   |   |  
|   | *Weak extension of the elbow |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                       Action           Origin           Insertion 
| Extensor digitorum | *Extension of the 2nd – 5th phalanges | Lateral epicondyle of the humerus | Dorsal surface of phalanges 2-5 |  
|   | *Extension of the wrist |   |   |    |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                       Action          Origin              Insertion  
| Abductor pollicis longus | *Abduction of the thumb & wrist | Proximal dorsal surface of radius and ulna | Base of the 1st metacarpal on lateral surface |  
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                      Action            Origin               Insertion 
| Extensor Pollicis longus | *Extension of the thumb | Postero-lateral surface of the ulna & interosseous membrane | Base of distal phalanx of the thumb on dorsal surface |  
|   | *Abduction of the wrist |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                       Action            Origin           Insertion 
| Extensor pollicis brevis | *Extension of the thumb | Posterior surface of the lower middle radius | Base of proximal phalanx of thumb on dorsal surface |  
|   | *Abduction of wrist |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                     Action             Origin           Insertion  
| Supinator | *Supination of forearm | Lateral epicondyle of the humerus | Anterolateral of surface of radius distal to the radial tuberosity |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                     Action           Origin           Insertion  
| Biceps femoris | *Extension of the hip | Long head: ischial tuberosity. Short head: lower half of the linea aspera | Head of the fibula & lateral condyle of the tibia |  
|   | *Flexion of the knee |   |   |  
|   | *External rotation of the hip and knee |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                              Action      Origin          Insertion 
| Semitendinosus | *Extension of the hip | Ischial tuberosity | Proximal medial surface of the tibia, below the condyle |  
|   | *Flexion of the knee |   |   |  
|   | *Internal rotation of the hip & knee |   |   |  
|   | *Internal knee rotation |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                                  Action      Origin         Insertion 
| Semimembranosis | *Extension of the hip | Ischial tuberosity | Posterior surface of the medial tibial condyle |  
|   | *Flexion of the knee |   |   |  
|   | *Internal rotation of the hip & knee |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                    Action         Origin                Insertion 
| Gluteus maximus | *Extension of the hip | Posterior ¼ of the crest of the ilium, posterior surface of the sacrum & coccyx and Thoracolumbar fascia | Gluteal tuberosity of the femur and the iliotibial tract. |  
|   | *External rotation of the hip |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                    Action             Origin          Insertion 
| Gluteus medius | *Abduction of the hip | Antero-lateral surface of the ilium, just below the crest, & posterior gluteal line | Greater trochanter of femur |  
|   |   |   |   |  
|   | *Internal rotation of hip |   |   |    |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                        Action           Origin         Insertion 
| Gluteus minimus | 
| *Abduction of the hip |  
|   |  
| *Internal rotation of hip |    | Lateral surface of the ilium -  between inferior &  anterior gluteal line | Greater trochanter |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                     Action            Origin           Insertion 
| Tensor fasciae latae | Abduction of the hip | Iiac crest & anterior surface of the ASIS | Iliotibial tract |  
|   | *Flexion of the hip |   |   |  
|   | *Internal rotation of the hip as it flexes |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                          Action         Origin          Insertion  
| Gastrocnemius | Plantar flexion of the ankle | Femoral Condyles | Calcaneus via the calcaneal tendon (achillis) |  
|   | Flexion of the knee |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                    Action         Origin             Insertion  
| Soleus | Plantar flexion of the ankle | Head and proximal shaft of fibula & posteromedial shaft of tibia | Calcaneus via the calcaneal tendon (achillis) |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                      Action        Origin          Insertion 
| Tibialis posterior | Inversion of the foot | Interosseus membrane and the adjacent surfaces of the tibia and fibula | Navicular & 1st-3rd  cuneiforms,  bones & bases of the 2-4 metatarsals |  
|   | Plantar flexion of the ankle |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                     Action           Origin          Insertion 
| Flexor digitorum longus | Flexion of the 4 lesser toes | Posterior-medial surface of the tibia | Inferior surface of distal phalanges (toes – 2-5) |  
|   | Plantar flexion of the ankle |   |   |  
|   | Inversion of the foot |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                     Action          Origin           Insertion  
| Flexor halllucis longus
 
 | Flexion of the great toe | Posterior surface of the fibula | Inferior surface of the distal phalanx of the big toe (Hallicus) |  
|   | Inversion of the foot |   |   |  
|   | Plantar flexion of the ankle |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                     Action             Origin          Insertion 
| Peroneus (Fibularis) longus | Eversion of the foot | Head and proximal shaft of  fibula | Base of 1st cuneiform and 1st metatarsal |  
|   | Plantar flexion of the ankle |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                        Action           Origin         Insertion 
| Peroneus (Fibularis) brevis | Eversion of the foot | Mid-lateral margin of fibula | Base of the 5th metatarsal |  
|   | Plantar flexion of the ankle |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                          Action        Origin            Insertion 
| Erector Spinae (Iliocostalis) (Longissimus) (Spinalis) | Lateral flexion of the spine | Thoracolumbar aponeurosis from sacrum to posterior ribs and transverse processes of thoracic verterbrae | Cervical, thoracic transverse processes |  
|   | Extension of the spine |   |   |  |  | 
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        | Term 
 | Definition 
 
        |                        Action          Origin             Insertion 
| Quadratus lumborum | Ipsilateral flexion stabilizes the pelvis and lumbar spine | Iliac Crest & Ilio-lumbar ligament | Last rib & tranverse processes of Lumbar vertebrae |  |  | 
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