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Muscle Names and functions

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frontalis   elevates brows; moves scalp  
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orbicularis oculi   closes eye  
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orbicularis oris   closes mouth  
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zygomaticus   draws corner of mouth upward  
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temporalis   closes jaw  
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masseter   closes jaw  
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sternocleidomastoid   rotates head, flex head  
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trapezius   extends head, neck  
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external intercostals   expand thorax  
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internal intercostals   compress thorax  
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rectus abdominis   flexes vertebral column  
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external oblique   compresses abdomen  
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transverse abdominis   compresses abdomen  
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serratus anterior   rotates scapula, elevates ribs  
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pectoralis major   adducts, flexes, rotates arm  
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teres major   adducts, rotates arm (medially)  
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teres minor   adducts, rotates arm (laterally)  
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latissimus dorsi   extends, rotates, adducts arm  
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infraspinatus   adducts & rotates arm laterally  
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deltoid   abducts arm, rotates medially & laterally  
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triceps brachii   extend forearm  
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biceps brachii   flex, supinate forearm  
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brachialis   flexes forearm  
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brachioradialis   flexes forearm  
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tensor fascia latae   flexes & abducts thigh  
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gluteus maximus   extends & rotates thigh (laterally)  
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gluteus medius   abucts & rotates thigh (medially)  
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rectus femoris (quadriceps)   extends leg; flexes thigh  
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vastus lateralis   extends leg  
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vastus medialis   extends leg  
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biceps femoris (hamstrings)   flexes leg & extends thigh  
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semimembranosus   flexes leg & extends thigh  
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semitendinosus   flexes leg & extends thigh  
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sartorius   flexes thigh; flexes, rotates leg  
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adductor longus   adducts, flexes; rotates thigh  
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gracilis   adducts thigh; flexes leg  
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tibialis anterior   dorsiflexes foot  
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gastrocnemius   plantar flexes foot  
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soleus   plantar flexes foot  
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peroneus longus   plantar flex & evert foot  
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