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MUSC: Identification
Specific muscles and their locations/functions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |