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Muscles/Action
Muscle name/ what it does- by jessi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |