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Muscles Origin/ Insertion/Action

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sternocleidomastoid   o: sternum, clavicle i: mastoid process a: tilts head side to side, rotate head  
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orbicularis oculi   a: close eyelids  
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orbicularis oris   a: compress, protrude lips  
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levator labii superioris   a: elevate upper lip  
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depressor labii inferioris   A:pulls lower lip inferiorly & laterally  
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levator anguli oris   a: elveate angle of mouth  
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depressor anguli oris   pulls angle of mouth down & laterally  
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temporalis   o: lateral surface of cranium i: coronoid process of mandible a: elevate, retract, laterally move mandible  
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masseter   o:zygomatic arch i: mandible a: elevate protrude mandible  
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trapezius   a: retract, rotate, stabilize, depression, elevate scapula  
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rhomboid major   a: aDduct scapula  
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rhomboid minorr   a: adduct scapula  
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levator scapulae   a: elevate scapula  
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teres major   a: extend should, medially rotate, adduct arm  
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serratus anterior   a: protract & rotate scapula upward  
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latissimus dorsi   a: extend shoulder adduct & medially rotate arm  
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pectoralis major   a: flex adduct shoulder; medially rotate arm  
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pectoralis minor   depress scapula; rotate glenoid cavity inferiorly  
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deltoid   o: clavicle, acromion, scapular spine i: deltoid tuberosity a: extend & flex shoulder, abduct arm  
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bicep brachii   o long: upper lipof glenoid cavity o short: tip of coracoid process i: radial tuberosity a: flex elbow & shoulder, supinate forearm & hand  
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coracobrachialis   o: coracoid process i: shaft humerus a: flex shoulder; adduct arm  
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brachialis   o: humerus shaft i: ulnar tuberosity a: flex elbow  
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triceps brachii   o long: lower lip of glenoid cavity o lateral: prox. posterolateral humerus shaft o medial: prox posteromedial shaft of humerus i: olecranon a: extend elbow; extend shoulder; adduct arm  
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supraspinatus   o: supraspinous fossa i: greater tuberosity a: abduct arm  
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infraspinatus   o: infraspinous fossa i: greater tuberosity a: laterally roate arm  
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subscapularis   o:subscapular fossa i: less tuberosity a: medially rotate arm  
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teres minor   o: lateral border of scapula i: greater tuberosity a: laterally rotate arm  
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brachioradialis   a: flex elbow  
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flexor carpi radialis   a: flex wrist; abduct hand  
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flexor carpi ulnaris   a: flex wrist; adduct hand  
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flexor digitorum superficialis   a: flex digits  
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flexor digitorum profundus   a: flex digits  
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flexor pollicis longus   a: flex thumb  
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palmaris longus   a: flex wrist  
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pronator quadratus   a: pronate forearm & hand  
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pronator teres   a: pronate forearm & hand  
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supinator   a: supinate forearm & hand  
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extensor carpi raadialis   a: extend wrist; abduct hand  
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extensor carpi ulnaris   a: extend wrist adduct hand  
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extensor digitorum   extend digit  
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extensor digiti mini   extend 5 digit  
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extensor indicis   extend 2nd digit  
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abductor pollicis longus   abduct pollicis  
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extensor pollicis brevis   extend pollicis  
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extensor pollicis longus   extend pollicis  
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psoas major   o: transvers processes of l1-l5  
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illiacus   o: iliac fossa  
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iliopsoas   i: lesser trochanter a: flex hip; laterally rotate thight  
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gluteus maximus   o: gluteal surface & sacrum i: iliotibial tract & gluteal tuberosity a: extend hip; laterally rotate thigh  
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gluteus medius   o: gluteal surface i: greater trochanter a: abduct thigh; medially rotate thigh  
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gluteus minimus   o: gluteal surface i: greater trochanter a: abduct thigh; medially rotate thigh  
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tensor fasciae latae   o: anterior superior iliac spine i: iliotibialtract a: tenses iliotibial tract (fascia lata); flex hip; abductt thigh  
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sartorius   o: anterior supoerior iliac spine i: medial side of tibial tuberosity a: flex hip; abduct laterally roate thigh; flex knee  
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adductor   adduct thigh  
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gracilis   a: flex hip; adduct thigh; flex knee; medially rotate leg  
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rectus femoris   o: anterior inferior iliac spine i:tibial tuberosity a: flex hip; extend knee  
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vastus medialis   o: linea aspera i: medial side of tibial tuberosity a: extend knee  
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vastus lateralis   o: linea apsera i: lateral side of tibial tuberosity a: extend knee  
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vastus intermedius   o: linea aspera i: tibial tuberosity a: extend knee  
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semimembranosus   o:ischial tuberosity i: posterior to medial condle of tibia a: extend hip; flex knee  
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semitendinosus   o: ischial tuberosity i: medial side of tibial tuberosity a: extend hip; flex knee  
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bicep femoris   o long: ischial tuberosity o short: linea aspera i: head of fibula a long: extend hip; flex knee a short: flex knee  
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tibialis anterior   a: dorsiflex ankle; invert foot  
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extensor hallucis longus   a:dorsiflex foot; extend hallucis  
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extensor digitorum longus   dorsiflex foot; extend digits; evert foot  
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fibularis longus   plantar flex; evert foot  
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fibularis brevis   plantar flex; evert foot  
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gastrocnemius   plantar flex; flex knee  
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soleus   plantar flex  
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plantaris   flex knee; plantar flex plantaris tendon  
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popliteus   flex knee; medially rotate leg  
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tibialis posterior   plantar flex; invert foot  
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flexor hallucis longus   plantar flex; invert foot; plantar flex hallucis  
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flexor digitorum longus   plantar flex; invert foot; plantar flex digits  
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