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muscles and action

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frontalis   raises eyebrows  
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temporalis   raises jaw  
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occipitalis   tenses scalp  
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obicularis oris   kissing  
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buccinator   compresses cheeks  
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zygomaticus   smiling  
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masseter   closes jaw  
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sternocleidomastiod   turns head  
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platysma   lowers jaw and rotates head  
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external oblique   compresses abdonmen  
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internal oblique   compresses abdomen  
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rectus abdominus   flexes spine  
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intercostals   draw ribs together  
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pectoralis major   fexes and adducts arm  
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trapezius   draws head either side  
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latissimus dorsi   extends and rotates arm  
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pterygoid   raises jaw  
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pectineus   flexes thigh  
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superior and inferior rectus   up and down movement  
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superior and inferior obliques   rotates eye  
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levator scapulae   elevates scapula  
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diaphragm   increases volume of thorax  
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flexor carpi   flexes wrist  
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extensor carpi   extends wrist  
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palmaris longus   flexes wrist  
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gluteus maximus   extends and rotates thigh  
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supinator   supinates the hand  
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pronator teres   pronates the forearm  
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quadriceps   extend leg and flexes thigh  
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peroneus longus   everts the foot  
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deltiod   abducts the arm  
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biceps brachii   flexes forearm  
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triceps brachii   extends forearm  
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brachialis   flexes forearm  
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adductor magnus   extends thigh  
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gracilis   adducts thigh  
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biceps femoris   flexes leg  
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tensor fasciae latae   tenses fasciae latae  
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sartorius   flexes thigh  
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gastrocnemius   plantar flexes foot  
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tibialis anterior   dorsiflexes foot  
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