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MUSC: Identification
Specific muscles and their locations/functions
Question | Answer |
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frontalis | raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead |
levator anguli oris | elevates angle of mouth; smiling muscle |
depressor anguli oris | depresses corner of mouth; "frowning muscle" |
Masseter | elevates mandible |
Sternocleidomastoid | flexes neck; rotates head |
trapezius | Elevates, depresses, retracts, and rotates the scapula; rotates the arm |
deltoid | shoulder |
pectoralis major | chest muscle |
biceps brachii | inner upper arm muscle |
rectus abdominis | muscles of abdomen |
external oblique | lateral muscles of the abdomen |
flexor carpi | flexes wrist |
extensor carpi | extends wrist |
vastus lateralis | extends knee |
Gastrocnemius | Calf muscle |
gluteus maximus | buttock muscle |
hamstrings | back of thigh |
triceps brachi | extends forearm at elbow |