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Muscles/Action
Muscle name/ what it does- by jessi
Question | Answer |
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Frontalis | Raises Eyebrows |
Orbicularis Oculi | Closes eye |
Orbicularis Oris | Draws lips together |
Zygomaticus | Elevates corners of mouth |
Masseter | Closes jaw |
Temporalis | Closes Jaw |
Sternocleidomastoid | Rotates & Flexes Head |
Trapezius | Extends Head & Neck |
Biceps Brachii | Flexes Elbow |
Triceps Brachii | Extends Elbow |
Wrist Flexors | Group of muscles on the anterior part of the forearm |
Wrist Extenders | Group of muscles on the posterior part of the forearm |
Pectoralis Major | ADDucts upper extremity and pulls it forward towards chest |
Latissimus Dorsi | ADDucts upper Extemity and pulls the shoulder down & back |
Deltoid | ABducts upper extremity |
External Oblique | Compresses abdominal contents |
Internal Oblique | compresses abdominal contents |
Transversus Abdominis | Compresses abdominal contents |
Rectus Abdominis | Compresses Abdominal contents/ also flexes trunk |
Psaos Major | Flexes Hip |
Sartorius | Flexes and rotates knee/ ABducts and rotates laterally |
Glateus Maximus | Extends Hip |
Adductor Group | Groupd of muscles that ADDucts the thigh |
Hamstring Group | Group of muscles on the posterior of the leg that flex the knee |
Quadriceps Group | Group of muscles on the anterior aspect of the upper leg that Extend the knee |
Tibalis Anterior | Dorsiflex & Inversion of the foot |
Gastrocnemius | Plantar Flexion |
Soleus | Plantar Flexion |
Fibularis longus and brevis | Plantar Flexion |