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anatomy lab muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| orbicularis oculi | lowers/closes eyelids |
| orbicularis oris | constricts opening of the mouth |
| sternocleidomastoid | flexes the neck |
| buccinator | compresses cheeks |
| masseter | elevates mandible and closes the jaw |
| temporalis | elevates mandible |
| trapezius | elevates, depresses, and retracts scapula |
| levator scapulae | elevates scapula |
| serratus anterior | moves glenoid cavity superiorly through rotation |
| deltoid | abducts shoulder |
| pectoralis major | medial rotation of shoulder |
| teres major | lateral rotation of shoulder |
| latissimus dorsi | medial rotation of shoulder |
| triceps brachii | extends forearm at elbow |
| biceps brachii | supinates forearm at elbow |
| brachioradialis | flexes forearm at elbow |
| flexor carpi ulnaris | flexes and abducts hand at wrist |
| extensor digitorium | extends fingers 2-5 |
| extensor carpi ulnaris | extends and abducts hand at wrist |
| external oblique | flexes/bends spine and depresses ribs |
| rectus abdominus | flexes vertebral column and compresses abdomen |
| tensor fasciae latae | extends knee |
| adductor longus | hip flexion and abduction; medial rotation of the hip |
| gluteus maximus | extends hip; lateral rotation of the hip |
| gracilis | adduction and medial rotation of the hip; flexes knee |
| satorius | flexion and lateral rotation at the hip |
| rectus femoris | flexion at hip |
| vastus medialis | extension at knee |
| vastus intermedius | extension at knee |
| vastus lateralis | extension at knee |
| biceps femoris | flexion at knee; extension and lateral rotation at the hip |
| semimembraneous | flexion at knee and medial rotation at the hip |
| semitendinosus | flexion at knee and medial rotation at the hip |
| gastrocnemius | flexion at knee; plantar flexion at the ankle |
| soleus | plantar flexion at the ankle |
| tibialis anterior | dorsiflexion at ankle; inversion at the foot |