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frontalis   raises the eye brows  
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orbicularis oculi   blinks and closes eyes  
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orbicularis oris   closes and protrudes lips  
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temporalis   closes jaw  
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masseter   closes jaw  
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zygomaticus   raises corner of mouth  
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occipitalis    
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buccinator   compresses cheek as in whistling and sucking; holds food between teeth during chewing  
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pectoralis major   adducts and flexes humerus  
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trapezius   extends neck and adducts scapula  
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latissimus dorsi   extends and adducts humerus  
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biceps brachii   flexes elbow and supinates forearm  
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gluteus maximus   extends hips  
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iliopsoas (iliacus and psoas major)   flexes hip  
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sartorius   flexes thigh on hip  
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tibialis anterior   dorsiflexes and inverts foot  
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gastrochemius   planter flexes foot and flexes knee  
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sternocleidomastoid   flexes neck; rotates head  
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platysma   pulls corners of mouth interiorly  
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deltoid   abducts arm  
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erector spinae (deep)   extends back  
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triceps brachii   extends elbow  
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gluteus medius   abducts thigh; steadies pelvis during walking  
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adductor group   adduct thigh  
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gracilis    
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fibularis longus    
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soleus   plantar flexes foot  
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quadriceps group   rectus femoris (flexes hip to thigh), vastus medialis, vastus latenalis, vastus intormedius (all. extend knee)  
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hamstring group   biceps femoris, semitendincsus, and semimembranosus all flex knee and extend hp  
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abdominal muscles   rectus abdominis, external oblique, and internal oblique (all flex vertebral column) external oblique and internal oblique (rotate vertebral column) transversus abdominis (compresses abdomin)  
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flexion   decreases the angle of the joint and brings two bones closer together  
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extension   increases the angle, or the distance, between two bones or parts of the body  
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hyperextension   the extension is greater than 180 degrees  
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abduction   moving a limb away from the midline, or median plane, of the body  
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adduction   the movement of a limb toward the body midline  
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circumduction   the proximal end of the limb is stationary, and its distal end moves in a circle  
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rotation   the movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis  
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dorsiflexion   lifting the foot so its superior surface approaches the shin  
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plantar flexion   depressing the foot (pointing the toes)  
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inversion   turn the sole of the foot medially  
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eversion   turn the sole of the foot laterally  
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supination   when the forearm rotates laterally so that the palm faces anteriorly and the radius and ulna are parallel  
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pronation   when the forearm rotates medially so that the palm faces posteriorly  
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opposition   the saddle joint, in the palm of the hand, between metacarpal1 and carpals allows opposition of the thumb  
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