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Back, Neck, Trunk and Head Muscles

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Frontalis (head)   Action: Draws scalp anteriorly, located n top of forehead  
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Occipitalis (head)   Action: Draws scalp posteriorly, located at back of head  
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Temporalis (head)   Action Elevation of mandible  
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Masseter (head)   Action: Elevation of mandible  
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Orbicularis Oris (head)   Action: Closes the mouth and protacts lips. Think whistle  
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Orbicularis Oculi (head)   Action: Closes and squints the eyelids  
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Platysma (neck)   Action: Draws up the skin of superior neck and chest. Think dickie. Movement is up and down. Most superficial of neck muscles  
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Sternocleidomastoid (neck)   Also known as SCM. Bilateral action is flexion of the neck. Unilateral action is lateral flexion and contralateral rotation of neck  
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Bilateral   Action when both paired muscles work in unison  
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Unilateral   When only on of a pair of muscles is used  
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Scalenes (Anterior, Middle and Posterior) (neck)   Action: Bilaterally flexion of the neck. Unilateral action is lateral flexion of the neck  
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Pectoralis Major (chest)   Action: Adduction and medial rotation of arm  
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Pectoralis Minor (chest)   Action: Protraction and depression of scapula  
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Serratus Anterior (chest)   Action: Protraction of scapula  
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Rectus Abdominus (abdomen)   Action: Flexion of trunk. Think 6 pack.  
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External Obliques (abdomen)   Action: Bilatterally is flexion of the trunk. Unilatterally action is lateral flexion of the trunk and contralateral rotation of trunk  
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Contralateral   Muscle action to opposite side of the body  
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Ipsilateral   Action to same side of body. Hint, only happens with 3 muscles  
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Internal Obliques (abdomen)   Action: Bilaterally is flexion of trunk. Unilateral action is lateral flexion and ipsilateral rotation of trunk  
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Transverse Abdominus (abdomen)   Action: compression of abdominal contents Produces no movement.  
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Trapezius (middle and lower)(back)   Layer 1 of back  
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Latissimus Dorsi (back)   Layer 1 of back  
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Rhomboids (back) (major and minor)   Layer 2 of back  
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Erector Spinae (includes Spinalis Longissimus and Iliocostalis) (back)   Layer 4 of back  
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Trapezius (upper) (posterior neck)   Layer 1 of neck  
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Levator Scapulea (neck)   Layer 3 of neck  
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Erector Spinae (longissimus and Iliocostalis) (neck)   Layer 3 of neck  
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Spinalis (neck)   Layer 3 of neck  
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Quadratus Lumborum (back)   Layer 4 of back  
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