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41 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Triceps Brachii
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Location: Bottom/back of arm. Underneath biceps brachii.
Action: Extends the forearm |
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Pectoralis Major
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Location: Chest. Darker. Horizontal Striations. Ventral Side.
Action: Draws the forelimb toward the midline and turns the manus forward. |
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Pectoralis Minor
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Location: Thinner and lighter. More angled striations. Ventral side.
Action: Draws the forelimb toward the midline. |
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Clavotrapezius
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Location: highest one, right up next to neck.
Action: Protraction of the humerus. |
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Acromiotrapezius
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Location: Attaches to or covers the scapulae. Thin trapezoidal muscle.
Action: Adduct and stabilize the position of the scapulae |
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Spinotrapezius
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Location: Triangular muscle; extends all th eway down attach to scapular spine.
Action: Pulls the scapula dorsally and caudally. |
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Clavodeltoid
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Location: Dorsal side. highest up.
Action: Abduction of humerus. Helps with flexion and extension of humerus. |
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Acromiodeltoid
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Location: small triangle muscle
Action: Abduction of humerus. Helps with flexion and extension of humerus. |
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Spinodeltoid
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Location: runs down bottom of triangle
Action: Abduction of humerus. Helps with flexion and extension of humerus. |
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Serratus Ventralis
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Location: Muscles that run along rib cage. Underneath Latissimus Dorsi. Sectioned.
Action: Draws the scapula toward the thoracic wall and helps to support the scapula. |
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Rhomboids
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Location: (when cat claps) stringy muscles. run from bottom of scapula to vertebral column.
Action: Retraction and downward rotation of scapula |
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Rotator cuff group
Supraspinatus |
Location: Above scapular spine.
Action: Protracts humerus |
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Rotator Cuff Group
Infraspinatus |
Location: Below scapular spine.
Action: Rotates the humerus laterally. |
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Rotator Cuff Group
Subscapularis |
Location: Inside of cat clapping, along wall.
Action: Adducts the humerus |
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Latissimus Dorsi
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Location: Flap, laterally.
Action: Pulls forelimb dorsocaudally |
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Biceps Brachii
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Location: Pull back top, under deltoid muscle.
Action: stabilizes the shoulder joint. |
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Sternohyoid
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Location: under big blue vain, between top of sternum and vein
Action: retracts the hyoi |
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Sternothyroid
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Location: Gland on both sides of trachea, slender, bandlike muscle.
Action: retracts the larynx |
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Sternomastoid
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Location: muscles that run from sternum to mastoid process, laterally.
Action: Flexion of head, turns the head |
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Mylohyoid
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Location: From the vein upward to the chin
Action: Elevates the floor of the mouth |
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Masseter
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Location: Along the cheek
Action: Elevation of mandible |
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Digastric
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Location: on either side of mylohyoid, flaps of triangle
Action: Depresses the mandible. |
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External Abdominal Oblique
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Location: Outer most layer (1st layer) on outside of rectus abdominis
Action: compresses the abdominal region |
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Internal Abdominal Oblique
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Location: 2nd layer of obliques
Action: compresses the abdominal region |
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Transversus Abdominal Oblique
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Location: 3rd layer of obliques
Action: Compresses the abdominal region |
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Rectus Abdominis
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Location: Pin in the middle of stomach, covers most internal muscles, allows body to move in situp; all white
Action: Compresses the abdominal region, pulls sternum and ribs caudally causing flexion of the trunk |
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Tensor Fasciae Latae
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Location: runs from hip all the way to knee
Action: tightens the fascia lata and helps to extend the shank |
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Gluteus Medius
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Location: underneath maximus, looks like a butt
Action: Abducts thigh |
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Gluteus Maximus
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Location: fairly thin one , on top, next to biceps femoris, flap
Action: Abducts the thigh |
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Biceps Femoris
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Location: Dorsal; largest muscle on back of leg, below the tensor fasciae latae
Action: Abducts thigh and flexes shank |
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Semimembranosus
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Location: Big thick one under gracilis
Action: Extends the thigh |
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Semitendinosus
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Location: Thin one, underneath
Action: Flexes the shank |
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Sartorius
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Location: Leg muscle flap, on top; ventral
Action: Adducts and rotates the femur, extends the shank |
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Gracilis
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Location: Leg muscle flap, on bottom; ventral
Action: Adducts and retracts leg |
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Adductors (group)
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Location: Underneath gracilis, inner thigh, kind of stringy
Action: Adducts thigh |
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Vastus Lateralis
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Location: pull back sartorius, top edge
Action: Extends the shank |
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Vastus Medialis
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Location: pull back sartorius, under edge
Action: Extends the shank |
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Vastus Intermedius
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Location: underneath rectus and medialis, deepest of quad muscles
Action: extends the shaft |
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Rectus Femoris
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Location: largest, in the middle, in between lateralis and medialis
Action: extends the shank |
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Gastrocnemius
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Location: Large muscle in the calf in the back
Action: Plantar flexion of the ankle |
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Tibialis Anterior
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Location: front side of shin
Action: Dorsiflexion of ankle |
