Question | Answer |
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ORBICULARIS OCULI ACTION | BLINKING & SQUINTING |
ORBICULARIS ORIS ACTION | CLOSE LIPS, KISSING,& WHISTLING |
ZYGOMATICUS ACTION | SMILING |
BUCCINATOR ORIGIN | MAXILLA AND MANDIBLE |
BUCCINATOR INSERTION | ORBICULARIS ORIS |
BUCCINATOR ACTION | COMPRESSES CHEEKS-SUCKING |
MASSETER ORIGIN | ZYGOMATIC BONE & MAXILLA |
MASSETER INSERTION | MANDIBLE |
MASSETER ACTION | CLOSES JAW & ELEVATES MANDIBLE |
TEMPORALIS ORIGIN | TEMPORAL BONE |
TEMPORALIS INSERTION | MANDIBLE |
TEMPORALIS ACTION | CLOSES JAW & ELEVATES/RETRACTS MANDIBLE |
STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID ORIGIN | STERNUM & CLAVICLE |
STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID INSERTION | TEMPORAL & OCCIPITAL |
STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID ACTION | ROTATE HEAD TOWARD OPPOSITE SHOULDER &NECK FLEXION WHEN BOTH MUSCLES CONTRACT |
PECTORALIS MAJOR ORIGIN | STERNUM, CLAVICLE, RIBS, & EXTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE |
PECTORALIS MAJOR INSERTION | HUMERUS |
PECTORALIS MAJOR ACTION | ARM FLEXION & FORCED INSPIRATION |
PECTORALIS MINOR ORIGIN | RIBS |
PECTORALIS MINOR INSERTION | SCAPULA |
PECTORALIS MINOR ACTION | SCAPULA PULLED FORWARD AND INFERIORLY |
LATISSIMUS DORSI ORIGIN | ILIAC CREST, THORACIC AND LUMBAR VERTEBRAE |
LATISSIMUS DORSI INSERTION | ANTERIOR HUMERUS |
LATISSIMUS DORSI ACTION | ARM EXTENSION. ADDUCTION & MEDIAL ROTATION |
SERRATUS ANTERIOR ACTION | ABDUCTION & RAISING OF ARM BOXER'S MUSCLE |
DIAPHRAGM ACTION | INSPIRATION, FLATTENS ON CONTRACTION |
EXTERNAL INTERCOSTALS ACTION | ELEVATES RIBS-AIDS IN INSPIRATION |
INTERNAL INTERCOSTALS ACTIONS | LOWERS RIBS-AIDS IN FORCED EXPIRATION |
TRAPEZIUS ORIGIN | OCCIPITAL BONE. SPINOUS PROCESSES OF C7 & THORACIC VERTEBRAE |
TRAPEZIUS INSERTION | ACROMION AND SPINOUS PROCESSES OF SCAPULA & CLAVICLE |
TRAPEZIUS ACTION | EXTENDS HEAD. ADDUCTS SCAPULA("STAND AT ATTENTION") |
RECTUS ABDOMINIS ORIGIN | PUBIC BONE-CREST & SYMPHYSIS |
RECTUS ABDOMINIS INSERTION | STERNUM-XIPHOID PROCESS & COSTAL CARTILAGES OF RIBS |
RECTUS ABDOMINIS ACTION | FLEXES & ROTATES VERTEBRAL COLUMN |
EXTERNAL OBLIQUE ACTION | FLEXES & ROTATES VERTEBRAL COLUMN |
INTERNAL OBLIQUE ACTION | FLEXES & ROTATES VERTEBRAL COLUMN |
TRANSVERSE ABDOMINUS ACTION | COMPRESSES ABDOMINAL CONTENTS |
DELTOID ORIGIN | CLAVICLE & SCAPULA |
DELTOID INSERTION | HUMERUS |
DELTOID ACTION | ABDUCTION OF HUMERUS |
CORACOBRACHIALIS ORIGIN | SCAPULA |
CORACOBRACHIALIS INSERTION | HUMERUS |
CORACOBRACHIALIS ACTION | FLEXES & ADDUCTS HUMERUS |
BICEPS BRACHII ORIGIN | SCAPULA |
BICEPS BRACHII INSERTION | RADIUS-RADIAL TUBEROSITY |
BICEPS BRACHII ACTION | FLEXES ELBOW JOINT, ANTAGONIST OF FOREARM EXTENSION |
BRACHIORADIALIS ORIGIN | HUMERUS |
BRACHIORADIALIS INSERTION | RADIUS-STYLOID PROCESS |
BRACHIORADIALIS ACTION | FLEXES ELBOW JOINT |
BRACHIALIS ORIGIN | HUMERUS |
BRACHIALIS INSERTION | ULNA |
BRACHIALIS ACTION | FLEXES ELBOW JOINT |
EXTENSOR DIGITORUM ORIGIN | LATERAL EPICONDYLE OF HUMERUS |
EXTENSOR DIGITORUM INSERTION | DISTAL PHALANGES |
EXTENSOR DIGITORUM ACTION | EXTENDS FINGERS AND WRIST, ABDUCTS FINGERS |
TRICEPS BRACHII ORIGIN | SCAPULA & HUMERUS |
TRICEPS BRACHII INSERTION | ULNA-OLECRANON PROCESS |
TRICEPS BRACHII ACTION | EXTENSION AT ELBOW JOINT & ANTAGONIST OF FOREARM FLEXION |
SUPINATOR ACTION | SUPINATE FOREARM |
PRONATOR ACTION | PRONATES FOREARM |
FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS ORIGIN | MEDIAL EPICONDYLE ON HUMERUS |
FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS INSERTION | BASE OF METACARPALS 2,3 |
FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS ACTION | FLEX WRIST, ABDUCTS HAND |
SARTORIUS ACTION | FLEX, ABDUCT, & LATERALLY ROTATE THIGH.HELPS WITH CROSS-LEGGED POSTION(TAILOR'S MUSCLE) |
RECTUS FEMORIS(QUADRICEP) ORIGIN | ILIUM-ILIAC SPINE & ACCTABULUM |
RECTUS FEMORIS(QUADRICEP) INSERTION | PATELLA & TIBIA-TIBIAL TUBEROSITY |
RECTUS FEMORIS(QUADRICEP) ACTION | EXTENDS KNEE & FLEXES THIGH AT THE HIP |
VASTUS LATERALIS(QUADRICEPS) ORIGIN | FEMUR |
VASTUS LATERALIS(QUADRICEPS) INSERTION | PATELLA & TIBIA-TIBIAL TUBEROSITY |
VASTUS LATERALIS(QUADRICEP) ACTION | EXTENDS KNEE |
VASTUS MEDIALIS(QUADRICEP) INSERTION | PATELLA & TIBIA-TIBIAL TUBEROSITY |
VASTUS INTERMEDIUS(QUADRICEP)ORIGIN | FEMUR |
VASTUS INTERMEDIUS(QUADRICEP) INSERTION | PATELLA & TIBIA-TIBIAL TUBEROSITY |
VASTUS INTERMEDIUS(QUADRICEP) ACTION | EXTENDS KNEE |
VASTUS MEDIALIS(QUADRICEP) ORIGIN | FEMUR |
VASTUS MEDIALIS(QUADRICEP) ACTION | EXTENDS KNEE |
TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE ORIGIN | ILIUM-CREST & SPINE |
TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE INSERTION | TIBIA |
TENSOR FASCIAE LATAE ACTION | FLEX, ABDUCTS, & MEDIALLY ROTATES THIGH |
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS ORIGIN | ILIUM, SACRUM,& COCCYX |
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS INSERTION | FEMUR |
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS ACTION | EXTENDS THIGH (CLIMBING STAIRS) |
GLUTEUS MEDIUS ACTION | ABDUCTS AND MEDIALLY ROTATES THIGH(IMPORTANT WALKING) |
GRACILIS ACTION | ADDUCTS THIGH, FLEXION, & MEDIAL ROTATION OF LEG IN WALKING |
ADDUCTOR LONGUS ACTION | ADDUCT THIGH, FLEXION, & MEDIAL ROTATION OF LEG IN WALKING |
BICEPS FEMORIS(HAMSTRING)ORIGIN | FEMUR & ISCHIUM |
BICEPS FEMORIS(HAMSTRING) INSERTION | TIBIA & FIBULA |
BICEPS FEMORIS(HAMSTRING) ACTION | EXTENDS THIGH & FLEXES KNEE |
SEMITENDINOSUS(HAMSTRING) ACTION | EXTENDS THIGH & FLEXES KNEE |
SEMIMEMBRANOSUS(HAMSTRING) ACTION | EXTENDS THIGH & FLEXES KNEE |
TIBIALIS ANTERIOR ORIGIN | TIBIA |
TIBIALIS ANTERIOR INSERTION | TARSAL & METATARSAL |
TIBIALIS ANTERIOR ACTION | DORSIFLEXION |
GASTROCNEMIUS ORIGIN | FEMUR-MEDIAL AND LATERAL CONDYLES |
GASTROCNEMIUS INSERTION | CALACANEUS |
GASTROCNEMIUS ACTION | PLANTAR FLEXION |
SOLEUS ORIGIN | TIBIA & FIBULA |
SOLEUS INSERTION | CALACANEUS |
SOLEUS ACTION | PLANTAR FLEXION |
EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS ORIGIN | TIBIA & FIBULA |
EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS INSERTION | MIDDLE AND DISTAL PHALANGES |
EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS ACTION | DORSI FLEXION, INVERSION |