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SSCT Intro to Anantomy & Physiology Ch. 7

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frontalis   elevates eyebrows; wrinkles forehead *forehead  
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orbicularis oris   closes mouth, shapes lips *bottom lip  
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orbicularis oculi   closes eye *eyebrow  
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platysma   depresses mandible, grimmace *under chin  
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masseter   elevates mandible *cheeks  
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temporalis   elevates mandible *temples  
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sternocleidomastoid   flexes neck *extends from behind ear to top of chest  
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rectus abdominus   compresses abdomen, flexes trunk *abdominal muscles  
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external oblique   compresses abdomen, rotates trunk *sides of abdomen  
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serratus anterior   protract scapula (pushing away, forward) *shoulder girdle muscle  
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trapezius   moves scapula, various ways *between shoulder & neck  
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pectoralis major   adducts shoulder *chest  
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latissimus dorsi   adducts shoulder *Back (back fat)  
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deltoid   abducts shoulder *shoulder  
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biceps brachii   flexes elbow *upper arm-front  
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triceps brachii   extend elbow *upper arm-back  
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flexor digitorum   flexes wrist & fingers *runs from wrist to elbow along the side of the arm.  
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extensor digitorum   extends wrist & fingers *runs from back of hand to elbow in the middle  
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rectus femoris   extend knee & flexes hip *runs from hip to knee in center  
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vastus lateralis   extend knee *runs from hip to knee on the outside of the thigh  
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vastus medialis   extend knee *runs from hip to knee on the inside of the thigh  
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vastus intermedius   extend knee *  
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biceps femoris   flex knee and extend hip, Hamstring muscle group, back of thigh-to the outside of the thigh, runs butt to knee  
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semitendinosus   flex knee and extend hip, hamstring muscle group *back of thigh-runs butt to knee toward the inside  
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semimembranosus   flex knee and extendd hip, Hamstring muscle group *back of thigh under biceps femoris  
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gluteus maximus   extends hip *butt  
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tibialis anterior   dorsiflexion of ankle *runs from knee to ankle in front of tibia  
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gastrocnemius   plantar flexes ankle *calf muscle  
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soleus   plantar flexes ankle *runs from front of tibia to ankle  
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Origin   attachment of a muscle to the bone that does not move when contraction occurs  
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Insertion   attachment of a muscle to the bone that it moves when contraction occurs  
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Tendon   bands or cords of fibrous connective tissue that attach a muscle to a bone or other structure  
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Isotonic Contraction   of the same tension or pressure  
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Isometric Contraction   type of muscle contraction in which muscle does not shorten  
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Contraction   ability of muscle cells to shorten or contract  
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Twitch   a quick jerky response to a single stimulus  
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Tetanic Contraction   Sustained contraction (tetanus or tetany)  
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Flexion   act of bending decreasing the angle between two bones at the joint  
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Extension   increasing the angle between two bones at a joint  
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abduction   moving a part away from the midline  
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adduction   moving a part toward the midline  
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rotation   movement around a longitudal axis  
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supination   to turn the palm of the hand upward  
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pronation   to turn the palm downward  
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Dorsiflexion   when the top of the foot is elevated with toes pointing upward  
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plantar flexion   action of the bottom of the foot being directed downward (allows a person to stand on their toes)  
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