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Quiz 2
anatomy
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
03/14/2011

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Term
Biceps Brachil
Definition
Flexion of elbow and superination of forearm
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Biceps femoris
Definition
extend thigh, flex knee & laterally rotate leg
Term
Deltoid
Definition
abduct arm or flexion, extension or rotation of humerus
Term
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
Definition
extend and adduct hand at wrist
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Flexor carpi radialis
Definition
flex and abduct hand at wrist
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Gastrocnemius
Definition
plantarflex foot, may flex knee
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Gluteus Maximus
Definition
laterally rotate, abduct & powerfully extend thigh
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Masseter
Definition
elevate mandible (close jaw)
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Orbicularis Oculi
Definition
close eye and pull eyebrow downward
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Pectineus
Definition
adduct, flex and medially rotate thigh
Term
Rectus Abdominus
Definition
flex vertebral column, depress ribs, compress abdomen causing increased abdominal pressure to exhaled
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Rhomboids
Definition
retracts scapula (squares shoulders) and fixes (stabilizes) scapula
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Semitendionsus
Definition
extend thigh, flex knee & medially rotate leg
Term
Serratus Anterior
Definition
pull scapula anterior/inferior or abduct arm
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Sternocleidomastoid
Definition
flexion of neck or rotate head toward opposite shoulder
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Subscapularis
Definition
stabilizes the shoulder joint & medially rotates the arm
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Trapezius
Definition
extend head; adduct and scapula or elevate or depress scapula
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Triceps Brachil
Definition
extends forearm
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