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10 Cards in this Set
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Opens mouth and assists in side-to-side movements fo the jaw
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lateral pterygoid
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Flexes verebral column and compresses abdominal organs
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rectus abdominis
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Draws scalp backward
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epicranius
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Closes and protrudes lips also aids in speech
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lateral pterygoid
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Closes jaw
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temporalis
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Closes eyelids
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obicularis oculi
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Clenches teeth when mouth is closed
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masseter
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When both muscles act head is extended;when one is acting alone, head is rotated toward side of contracting
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splenius capitis
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Compresses abdominal organs and rotates and flexes vertebral column
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external oblique
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Draws head toeard shoulder on contracting muscle side; when both act head is flexed onto chest
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sternocleidomastoid
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