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A&P Major Skeletal Muscles - Axial Region JCC

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Orbicularis Oculi   -closes and squints eyes -frontal bone; maxilla, lacrimal bone -the insertion and origin are the same  
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Levator Labii Superioris   -elevates upper lip -maxilla -upper lip  
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Zygomaticus Major   -elevates angle of the mouth (smile) -zygomatic bone -angle of mouth  
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Zygomaticus Minor   -elvates upper lip -zygomatic bone -upper lip  
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Orbicularis Oris   -closes mouth; protracts the lips (kissing, whistling) -entire surrounding of mouth -entire surrounding of mouth  
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Buccinator   -compresses cheek against teeth to hold food during chewing -maxilla; mandible -lips  
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Masseter   -elevates mandible at the temporomandibular joint -zygomatic bone; zygomatic arch -angle, ramus, and coronoid process of mandible  
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Temporalis   -elevates mandible at the temporomandibular joint -temporal fossa -coronoid process and raumus of mandible  
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Sternocleidomastoid   -flexes, extends, laterally flexes, and contralaterally rotates neck -manubrium of sternum; clavicle -mastoid process of temporal bone  
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Deltoid   -abducts, flexes, extends, horizontally flexes, horizontally extends, laterally rotates and medially rotates the arm -clavicle; acromion process; spine of scapula -deltoid tuberosity of humerous  
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Pectoralis Major   -adducts, medially rotates, flexes, and extends the arm -clavicle; sternum; costal cartliages of ribs 1-7 -bicipital groove of the humerus  
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Serratus Anterior   -protracts and upwardly rotates scapula; is the boxers punching muscle -ribs 1-9 -medial border of the scapula  
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Pectoralis Minor   -protracts, depresses, and downwardly rotates the scapula -ribs 3-5 -corocoid process of scapula  
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Rectus Abdominis (6-pack muscles)   -flexes and laterally flexes trunk (sit-up muscle) -pubis -xiphoid process of sternum; costal cartilages of ribs 5-7  
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External oblique   -flexes, laterally flexes, and contralaterally rotates trunk (oblique sit-ups) -anterior iliac crest; pubis -ribs 5-12  
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Internal oblique   -flexes, laterally flexes, and ipsilaterally rotates trunk -iliac crest -ribs 10-12  
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Diaphragm   -prime mover of inhalation -internal surfaces of ribs, sternum, and vertebrae -central tendon of the diaphragm  
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Trapezius   -elevates, depresses, retracts, and upwardly rotates scapula (shrug shoulders) -external occipital protuberance; spinous precesses of C7-T12 -lateral 1/3 of clavicle; acromion; spine of scapula  
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Latissimus Dorsi   -medially rotates adducts, and extends the arm -spinous processes T7-L5 vertebrae, sacrum; illiac crest -bicipital groove of humerus  
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Origin   One attachment site is stationary or less movable  
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Insertion   more movable  
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Fixator   specialized type of synergist. Fixating muscles; tension is exerted at the insertion  
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Antagonists   muscles that oppose or reverse a movement  
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Synertists   helping doing a movement  
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Prime Movements   primarily responsible for a movement  
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