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Muscles
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epicranius | raises eyebrow |
| orbicularis oculi | closes eye |
| orbicularis oris | closes lips |
| buccinator | compresses cheeks inward |
| zygomaticus | riases corner of mouth |
| platysma | draws angles of mouth downward |
| frontalis | does that wierd thing that freaks vicki out |
| masseter temporalis | closes jaw |
| sternocleidomastoid | pulls head to one side |
| splenius capitis | rotates head |
| trapezius | raises arm |
| rhomboideus major | raises and abbducts scapula |
| levator scapulae | elevates scapula |
| serratus anterior | pulls scapula anteriorly and downward |
| pectoralis major | pulls arm across chest |
| teres major deltoid | extends humerous |
| latissimus dorsi | extends arm |
| supraspinatus deltoid | abducts arm |
| infraspinatus teres minor | rotates arm laterally |
| biceps brachii brachialis brachioradialis | flexes forearm at elbow |
| triceps brachii | extends forearm at elbow |
| external oblique internal oblique transversus abdominis | tenses abdominal wall |
| rectus abdominis | flexes vertebral column |
| glutius maximus | extends thigh |
| gluteus medius | abducts and rotates thigh medially |
| adductor longus adductor magnus | adducts, flexes, and rotates thighs laterally |
| gracilis | adducts thighs, flexes and rotaes lower limb medially |
| sartorius | flexes and rotates leg and thigh |
| biceps femoris semitendonosus semimembranosus | flexes leg, extends thigh |
| rectus femorous vastus lateralis vastus medialis vastus intermedialis | extends leg at knee |
| tibialis anterior | dorsiflextion and inversion of foot |
| gastrocnemius soleus peroneus longus | plantar flexion and inversion of foot |