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Muscles & their actions

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Orbicularis Oculi   closes eye  
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masseter   elevates mandible  
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temporalis   elevates mandible  
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digastric   depresses mandible and elevates hyoid during swallowing  
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sternocleidomastoid   flexes neck and rotates head  
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omohyoid   depresses hyoid after swallowing  
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sternohyoid   depresses hyoid after swalling  
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external oblique   compresses abdomen, flexes and rotates trunk  
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internal oblique   compresses abdomen, flexes and rotates trunk  
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transversus abdominis   compresses abdomen  
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rectus abdominis   compresses abdomen, flexes trunk  
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diaphragm   flattens downward to expand thoracic cavity for inspiration  
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external intercostals   pull ribs out and up to expand thoracic cavity for inspiration  
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internal intercostals   draw ribs together and in to decrease thoracic cavity for expiration  
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pectoralis minor   depresses and moves scapula anteriorly  
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serratus anterior   rotates scapula to point glenoid cavity upward  
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trapezius   elevates clavicle and scapula, adducts scapula, or depress scapula  
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levator scapulae   elevates scapula  
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rhomboid major   adducts scapula  
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rhomboid minor   adducts scapula  
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pectoralis major   flexion and adduction at shoulder  
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latissimus dorsi   extension and adduction at shoulder  
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deltoid   abduction at shoulder  
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supraspinatus   abduction at shoulder  
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infraspinatus   lateral rotation at shoulder  
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teres minor   lateral rotation at shoulder  
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teres major   medial rotation at shoulder  
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subscapularis   medial rotation at shoulder  
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triceps brachii   extension at elbow  
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biceps brachii   flexion at elbow  
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brachialis   flexion at elbow  
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brachioradialis   flexion at elbow  
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pronator teres   pronates forearm  
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supinator   supinates forearm  
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flexor carpi radialis   flexion and abduction at wrist  
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palmaris longus   flexion at wrist  
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flexor carpi ulnaris   flexion and adduction at wrist  
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extensor carpi radialis longus   extension and abduction at wrist  
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extensor carpi radialis brevis   extension and abduction at wrist  
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extensor digitorum   extension at finger joints and wrist  
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extensor carpi ulnaris   extension and adduction at wrist  
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psoas major   flexion at hip  
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iliacus   flexion at hip  
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gluteus maximus   extension at hip  
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gluteus medius   abduction at hip  
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tensor fasciae latae   tenses iliotibial tract to support the knee joint  
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adductor longus   adduction at hip  
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adductor magnus   adduction at hip  
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gracilis   adduction at hip  
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sartorius   flexion and lateral rotation at hip, flexion at knee = ("crossing leg")  
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rectus femoris   flexion at hip, extension at knee  
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vastus lateralis   extension at knee  
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vastus medialus   extension at knee  
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vastus intermedius   extension at knee  
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biceps femoris   extension at hip, flexion at knee  
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semimebranosus   extension at hip, flexion at knee  
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semitendinosus   extension at hip, flexion at knee  
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gastrocnemius   plantar flexion at ankle  
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soleus   plantar flexion at ankle  
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tibialis anterior   dorsiflexion at ankle  
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