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94 Cards in this Set
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Provide the major force for producing a specific movement
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Prime movers
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Oppose or reverse a particular movement
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Antagonists
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Synergists
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Add force to a movement
Reduce undesirable or unnecessary movement |
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Synergists that immobilize a bone or muscle’s origin
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Fixators
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Muscles of Facial Expression
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-Insert into the skin
-Important in nonverbal communication -All innervated by cranial nerve VII (facial nerve) |
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Epicranius
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bipartite muscle consisting of the Frontalis and Occipitalis
Alternate -actions of pulling the scalp forward and backward |
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Four pairs involved in mastication
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Prime movers of jaw closure
-Temporalis and masseter Grinding movements -Medial and lateral pterygoids |
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Buccinator muscles
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help by holding food between the teeth
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Deep (intrinsic) back muscles
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-Erector spinae (sacrospinalis) group—prime movers of back extension and lateral bending
-Semispinalis - extension and rotation |
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—more superficial muscles that elevate ribs for inspiration
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external intercostals
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internal incostals
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—deeper muscles that aid forced expiration
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Diaphragm
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Partition between thoracic and abdominal cavities
Most important muscle in inspiration |
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Pectoralis minor
Serratus anterior Subclavius |
Anterior extrinsic shoulder muscles
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Posterior extrinsic shoulder muscles
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Trapezius
Levator scpulae Rhomboids (major and minor) |
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Produces butterfly curl movement
Moves arms anteriorly |
Pectoralis major
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Moves arms interiorly from reached positions
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Latissimus dorsi
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Abduction of the arm
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Deltoid
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Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus Teres minor Subscapularis |
Four muscles are rotator cuff muscles
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chief forearm flexors
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Brachialis and biceps brachii—
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Brachioradialis
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synergist and stabilizer
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prime mover of forearm extension
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Triceps brachii
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weak synergist
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Anconeus—
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Flexor carpi radialis
Palmaris longus Flexor carpi ulnaris Flexor digitorum |
Flexors of the forearm
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Extensors of the forearm
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Extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis
Extensor digitorum Extensor carpi ulnaris |
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Most anterior muscles flex the femur at the hip and extend the leg at the knee (foreswing of walking)
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Muscles crossing hip and knee joint
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Medial muscles all adduct the ?
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thigh
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Most posterior muscles extend the thigh and flex the leg
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(backswing of walking)
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thigh flexors pass in front of the hip joint
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iliopsoas: prime mover of flexion
-tensor fasciae latae -rectus femoris |
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Quadriceps femoris
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sole extensor of the knee
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flex the knee, and are antagonists to the quadriceps femoris
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hamstring muscles
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primary toe extensors and ankle dorsiflexors
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-tibilais anterior
-extensor digitorum longus -fibularis tertius |
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extends knee and flexes thigh at hip
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rectus femoris
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vastus lateralis
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extends and stablizies knee
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vastus medialis
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extends and stabilizes knee
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sartorius
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flexes, adducts, and laterally rotates thigh; flexes knee
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adductor longus
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adducts and medially rotates as well as flexes thigh
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gracilis
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adducts thigh; flexes and medially rotates leg
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adductor magnus
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adducts, medially rotates, and flexes thigh
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semimembranosus
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extends thigh, flexes knee medially, and rotates leg
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semitendinous
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extends thigh and flexes knee
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bicep femoris
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extends thigh; laterally rotates leg, flexes knee
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gluteus maximus
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complex, powerful thigh extensor, antagonist of iliopsoas, laterally rotates and adducts thigh
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gluteus medius
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adducts and medially rotates thigh, steadies pelivs during walking
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illipsoas
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flex trunk and thigh
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prime mover of dorsiflexion;inverts foot
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tibialis anterior
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extensor digitorium longus
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prime mover of toe extension, dorsiflexion foot
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fibularius longus
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plantar flexes and everts foot, helps keep foot flat on the ground
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gastrocnemius lateral medial
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plantar flexes foot when knee is extended can flex knee
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soleus
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plantar flexion
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flexor hallucis longus
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flexes great toe; plantar flexes and inverts foot
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flexor digitorum longus
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flexes toe; plantar flexes and inverts foot
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popliteus
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flexes and rotates leg medially to allow extended knee into flexion
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deltoid
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prime mover of arm abduction
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infraspinatus
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lateral rotation of humerus, stabilizes shoulder
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teres minor
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later rotation of humerus, stabilizes shoulder
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teres major
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extends medially, rotates, and adducts humerus; synergist to lats
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supaspinatus
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assists adduction of humerusm stabilizes shoulder
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biceps brachi
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flexion at elbo, supination of forearm
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brachialis
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major flexion of forearm
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triceps brachii
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powerful forearm extensor and antagonist to forearm flexors
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brachioradialis
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synergist in forearm flexion
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extensor carpi radialisiongus
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extends and adducts wrist
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extensor carpi radialis brevis
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extends and adducts wrist
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pronator teres
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pronation of forearm and weak elbow flexor
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flexor carpi radialis
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powerful flexor of wrist, adducts hand
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palmaris longus
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flexes wrist, tenses skin and fascia of palm
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flexor carpi ulnaris
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powerful flexor of wrist, abducts hand
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extensor carpi ulnarius
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extends and abducts wrist
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extensor digiti minimi
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extends little finger
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extensor digitorium
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prime mover of finger extension
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supinator
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acts with biceps brachii to supinate forearm antagonist to pronator muscles
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pronator quadratus
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pronates forearm
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pectoralis major
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prime mover of arm flexion;adducts, medially rotates arm
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rectus abdominis
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flexes and rotates vertebral column, fixes and depresses ribs, stabilizes pelvis during walking
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serratus anterior
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moves scapula forward toward chest wall; rotates scapula, abduction and raising of arm
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externa oblique
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same as rectus abdominus; also aids in trunk rotation and lateral flexion of the trunk
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transverus abdominis
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compresses abdomen
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internal oblique
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same as external oblique
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trapezius
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extends head, raises , rotates, and retracts scapula and stabilizes it, shrugging
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infraspinatus
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lateral rotation of humerus, stabilizes shoulder,
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teres major
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extends medially, rotates, and adducts humerus; synergist to "lats"
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latissimus dorsi
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prime mover of arm extension; adducts and medially rotates arm, depresses scapula
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diaphragm
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prime mover of respiration
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epicranius
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frontal raises eyebrows while occipital pulls scal posteriorly
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orbicularis oculi
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closes eyes, produces blinking, and allows squinting
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temporalis
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closes jaw, elevates and retracts mandible
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orbicularis oris
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closes mouth; purses and protrudes lips
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zygomatic major
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smiling muscle
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risorius
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synergist to zygomaticus major
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mentalis
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protrudes lower lip and wrinkles chin
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zygomaticus minor
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same as zygomaticus major
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sternodeidomasetoid
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forward flexion of neck and rotates head
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omohyoid
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depresses larynx and hyoid bone
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sternohyoid
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depresses larynx and hyoid bone
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