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Muscles and their Function

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Muscle
Function
Frontal   Raises eyebrow  
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Orbicularis oculi   Closes eye  
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Orbicularis orbis   Draws lips together  
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Zygomaticus   Elevates corners of mouth  
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Masseter   Closes jaw  
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Temporal   Closes jaw  
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Sternocleidomastoid   Rotates and flexes head and neck  
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Trapezius   Extends head and neck  
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Pectoralis major   Flexes and helps adduct upper arm  
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Latissimus dorsi   Extends and helps adduct upper arm  
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Deltoid   Abducts upper arm  
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Biceps brachii   Flexes elbow  
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Triceps brachii   Extends elbow  
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External oblique   Compresses abdomen  
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Internal oblique   Compresses abdomen  
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Transversus abdominis   Compresses abdomen  
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Rectus abdominis   Flexes trunk  
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Iliopsoas   Flexes thigh or trunk  
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Sartorius   Flexes thigh and rotates lower leg  
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Gluteus Maximus   Extends thigh  
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Adductor longus   Adducts thigh  
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Gracilis   Adducts thigh  
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Pectineus   Adducts thigh  
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Semimembranosus   Flexes knee  
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Semitendinosus   Flexes knee  
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Biceps femoris   Flexes knee  
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Rectus femoris   Extends knee  
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Vastus lateralis, intermedius, and medialis   Extend knee  
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TIBIALIS ANTERIOR   Dorsiflexes ankle  
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GASTROCNEMIUS   Plantar flexes ankle  
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SOLEUS   Plantar flexes ankle  
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Peroneus longus   Plantar flex ankle  
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