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17 Cards in this Set
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Muscles that are primarily responsible for producing a particular movement
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prime movers/agonists
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muscles that oppose or reverse a movement
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antagonists
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aid the action of antagonists by reducing undesirable or unnecessary movement
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synergists
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specialized synergists that immobilize the origin of the prime mover so that all the tension is exerted at the insertion
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fixators
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muscle responsible for moving mandible
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masseter
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muscle located on temple of head
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temporalis
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muscle around mouth
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orbicularis oris
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muscle around eye
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orbicularis oculi
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cheeck muscle that runs horizontally and deep to the masseter (mandible muscle)
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buccinator
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large neck muscle
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platysma
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frontal head muscle
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epicranius
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smiling muscle, connects to corner of mouth and zygomatic bone
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zygomaticus (minor and major, major is bigger)
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chin muscle
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mentalis
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"abs"
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rectus abdomis
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"the v"
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external oblique
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runs at a right angle to "the v"
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internal oblique
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runs horizontally next to abs
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transversus abdominis
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