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Cat Muscles: Action
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pectoantebrachialis | flexes elbow and adducts arm |
| Pectoralis Major | medially rotates arm, adducts arm |
| Pectoralis Minor | adducts arm and draws arm posteriorly |
| Xiphihumeralis | adducts and extends arm |
| Serratus Ventralis | stabilizes and rotates scapula |
| Rectus Abdominis | flexes trunk (crunching) and compresses abdomen |
| External Oblique | rotates trunk and compresses abdomen |
| Internal Oblique | rotates trunk and compresses abdomen |
| Transverse Abdominis | compresses abdomen |
| Latissimus Dorsi | extends, adducts, and medially rotates arm |
| Teres Major | extends, adducts, and medially rotates arm |
| Deltoid | abducts, flexes, and extends arm |
| Biceps Brachii | flexes elbow and supinate forearm |
| Triceps Brachii | extends elbow |
| Erector Spinae | extends vertebral column |
| Trapezius | elevates and rotates scapula |
| Splenius Capitis | extends and rotates head |
| Rhomboideus Capitis | retracts and elevates scapula |
| Rhomboideus Major | retracts and elevates scapula |
| Supraspinatus | abducts arm and stabilizes shoulder |
| Infraspinatus | laterally rotates arm and stabilizes shoudler |
| Sartorius | flexes hip and knee |
| Gracilis | adducts thigh and flexes knee |
| Tensor Fasciae Latae | flexes hip, abducts and medially rotates thigh |
| Rectus Femoris | flexes hip and extends knee |
| Vastus Lateralis | extends knee |
| Vastus Medialis | extends knee |
| Semitendinosus | extends hip and flexes knee |
| Semimembranosus | extends hip and flexes knee |
| Adductor Longus | adducts and flexes thigh |
| Adductor Femoris | adducts and extends thigh |
| Biceps Femoris | extends hip and flexes knee |
| Anterior Tibialis | dorsiflexes and inverts foot |
| Gastrocnemius | plantar flexes foot and flexes knee |
| Soleus | plantar flexes foot |
| Achilles Tendon | plantar flexes foot |