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A&P Muscles1

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Muscle
Function
Origin
Buccinator   Retracts angle of mouth; flattens cheek      
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Fronatalis- (occipitofronatlis)   Moves scalp; elevates eyebrows      
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Masseter   Elevates and protracts mandible; involved in excursion      
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Occipitalis   Elevation of Eyebrows      
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Orbicularis oculi   closes eyelids      
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Orbicularis oris   closes lips      
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Platysma   Depresses lower lip; wrinkles skin of neck and upper chest   Deltoid & Pectoralis major   Mandible  
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Sternocleidomastoid   "One Contracting alone:laterally flexes head and neck to same side and rotates the head and neck to opposite side Both Contracting together: flexes neck"   Manubrium & clavicle   Mastoid process  
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Temporalis   Elevates and protracts mandible; involved in excursion      
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Zygomaticus Major   Elevation of the corner of mouth (smile)      
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Diaphragm   Inspiration; depresses floor of thorax      
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External Intercostals   Inspiration; elevates ribs      
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External Oblique   Flexes and rotates vertebral column; compresses abdomen; depresses thorax      
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Internal Oblique   Flexes and rotates vertebral column; compresses abdomen; depresses thorax      
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Pectoralis Major   Flexes shoulder; adducts and medially rotates arm; extends shoulder from flexed position   Clavicle   Humerus  
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Pectoralis Minor   depresses scapula or elevates ribs      
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Rectus abdominus   flexes and rotates vertebral column; compresses abdomen      
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Serratus Anterior   Rotates and protracts scapulat; elevates ribs      
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Transverse abdominus   Compresses abdomen      
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Adductor Longus   Adducts and laterally rotates thigh; flexes hip      
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Adductor Magnus   "Adductor part: adducts thigh & flexes hip Hamstring part: extends hip"      
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Biceps Femoris   Flexes knee; laterally rotates leg; extends hip   Femur   Fibula  
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Fibularis longus   Everts and plantar flexes foot   fibula   first metatarsal bone and cuniform  
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Gastrocnemius   plantar flexes foot; flexes knee   Calcaneus   femur  
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Gluteus maximus   extends hip; abducts and laterally rotates thigh   illium, sacrum and coccyx   femur  
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Gluteus medius   abducts and medially rotates thigh;tilts pevis toward supported side      
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Gracilis   Adduction of thigh; flexion of leg      
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Iliopsoas   flexes hip      
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Rectus Femoris   Extension of leg; flexion of thigh; Extensor digitorum longus   Anterior inferior iliac spine   tibial tuberosity  
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Sartorius   flexes hip and knee; laterally rotates and abducts thight; medially rotates leg   Anterior Superior iliac spine   tibial tuberosity  
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Semitendinosous   flexes knee; medially rotates leg; extends hip      
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Semimembranosous   Flexes knee; medially rotates leg; tenses capsule of knee joint; extends hip      
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Soleus   plantar flexes foot      
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Tensor Fascia latae   Flexes Hip; Abducts and medially rotates thigh; stabilizes femor on tibia when standing      
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Tibialis Anterior   Dorsiflexes and inverts foot   Tibia   Cuniform and first metatarsal bone  
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Vastus intermedius   Extends knee      
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Vastus Lateralis   Extends knee      
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Vastus medialis   Extends knee      
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Biceps Brachii*   Flexes shoulder and elbow; supinates forearm and hand   scapula   radial tuberosity  
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Brachialis   Flexes elbow   Humerus   Ulna  
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Brachioradialis   Flexes elbow   Humerus   Radius  
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Deltoid   Flexes and extends shoulder; abducts, medially and laterally rotates arm      
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Infraspinatus   Laterally rotates arm; holds head of humerus in place   Scapula   Humerus  
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Latissimus Dorsi   Adducts and medially rotates arm; extends shoulder      
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Palmaris Longus   Flexion of wrist (weak); Tense palmar aponeurosis      
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Subscapularis   medially rotates arm; holds head of humerus in place      
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Supraspinatus   Abducts arm; holds head of humerus in place   Supraspinous Fossa   Humerus  
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Teres major   Extends shoulder; adducts and medially rotates arm   Scapula   Humerus  
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Teres minor   Laterally rotates and adducts arm; holds head of humerus in place      
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Trapazius   Elevates, depresses, retracts, rotates and fixes scapula; extends neck      
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Triceps Brachii   Extension of forearm; extension of arm (long head)   Humerus   Ulna  
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