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muscle ID
muscle name and action
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Frontalis | raises eyebrows |
| orbicularis Oculi | blinks and closes eyes |
| orbicularis Oris | closes and protrudes lips, kissing muscle |
| temporalis | closes jaw |
| zygomaticus | raises corners of mouth, smiling muscle |
| sternocleidomastoid | flexes neck, rotates head |
| pectoralis major | adducts and flexes humerus |
| rectus abdominis | flexes vertebral column |
| external oblique | flexes and rotates vertebral column |
| biceps brachii | flexes elbow, supinates forearm |
| deltoid | abducts humerus |
| adductor longus | adduct thigh |
| sartorius | flexes thigh on hip |
| quadricep group | extend knee |
| tibialis anterior | dorsiflexes, inverts foot |
| trapezius | extends neck, adducts scapula |
| latissimus dorsi | extends and adducts humerus |
| erector spinae | extends back |
| triceps brachii | extends elbow |
| flexors of the wrist and fingers | flexes carpals and digits |
| extensors of wrist and fingers | extends carpals and digits |
| gluteus maximus | extend hip |
| hamstring muscles | flex knee, extend hip |
| gastrocnemius | plantar flexes foot and flex knee |