Muscles
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| Covers, shapes, and supports the skeletal tissue; contracts and moves parts of the body | muscular system
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| Study of structure, function, and diseases of the muscles | myology
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| Attached to bones and are voluntary controlled; assist in maintaining posture and protect internal organs | striated muscles
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| Involuntary muscles | nonstriated muscles
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| Muscle found only in the heart | cardiac muscle
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| Broad muscle that covers top of the skull | epicranius (occipito-frontalis)
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| Back of the epicranius; muscle that draws the scalp backwards | occipitalis
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| Anterior portion of the epicranius; muscle of the scalp that raises the eyebrows, draws the scalp forward, and causes wrinkles across the forehead | frontalis
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| Tendon that connects the occipitalis and frontalis | epicranial aponeurosis
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| Muscle above the ear | auricularis superior
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| Muscle in front of the ear | auricularis anterior
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| Muscle behind the ear | auricularis posterior
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| Muscles for chewing | masseter and temporalis
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| Broad muscle extending from the chest and shoulder muscles to the side of the chin; responsible for lowering the lower jaw and lip | platysma muscle
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| Muscle of the neck that lowers and rotates the head | sternocleidomastoideus
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| Muscle located beneath the frontalis and orbicularis oculi that draws the eyebrow down and wrinkles the forehead vertically | corrugator muscle
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| Ring muscle of the eye socket; enables closing of the eyes | orbicularis oculi
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| Covers the bridge of the nose, lowers the eyebrows, and causes wrinkles across the bridge of the nose | procerus
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| Thin, flat muscle of the cheek between the upper and lower jaw that compresses the cheeks and expels air between the lips | buccinator muscle
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| A muscle surrounding the lower lip; lowers the lower lip and draws it to one side | depressor labii inferioris (quadratus labii inferioris)
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| A muscle that raises the angle of the mouth and draws it inward | levator anguli oris (caninus)
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| Muscle that elevates the lower lip and raises and wrinkles the skin of the chin | mentalis
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| Flat band around the upper and lower lips that compresses, contracts, puckers, and wrinkles the lips | orbicularis oris
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| Muscle of the mouth that draws the corner o the mouth out and back, as in grinning | risorius
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| Muscle extending alongside the chin that pulls down the corner of the mouth | triangularis
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| Muscles extending from the cheekbone to the angle of the mouth; elevate the lip | zygomaticus
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| Broad, flat superficial muscle covering the lower region of the back | latissimus dorsi
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| Muscles of the chest that assist the swinging movements of the arm | pectoralis major
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| Muscle of the chest that assists in breathing and in raising the arm | serratus anterior
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| Muscle that covers the back of the neck and upper and middle region of hte back; rotates and controls swinging movements of the arm | trapezius
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| Muscle producing the contour of the front and inner side of the upper arm; they lift the forearm and flex the elbow | bicep
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| Large, triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint that allows the arm to extend outward and to the side of the body | deltoid
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| Large muscle that covers teh entire back of the upper arm and extends the forearm | tricep
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| Muscles that straighten the wrist, hand, and fingers to form a straight line | extensors
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| Extensor muscles of the wrist, involved in bending the wrist | flexors
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| Muscles that turn the hand inward so that the palm faces downward | pronators
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| Muscle of the forearm that rotates the radius outward and the palm upward | supinator
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| Muscles that separate the fingers | abductors
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| Muscles that draw the fingers together | adductors
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| Bends the foot up and extends the toes | extensor digitorum longus
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| Covers the front of the shin; bends foot upward and inward | tibialis anterior
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| Covers the outer side of the calf and inverts the foot and turns it outward | peroneus longus
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| Originates on the lower surface of the fibula; bends the foot down and out | peroneus brevis
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| Attached to lower rear surface of the heel and pulls the foot down | gastrocnemius
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| Originates at the upper portion of the fibula and bends the foot down | soleus
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| Muscles of the feet | extensor digitorum brevis, abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, and abductor
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