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57 Cards in this Set
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Trapezius |
Elevate scapula Advance limb |
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Brachiocephalicus |
Advance limb Flex neck laterally |
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Latissimus dorsi |
Flex shoulder joint Pull body forward |
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Superficial pectoral |
Adduct forelimb Advance limb |
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Rhomboideus Rhomboid |
Elevates forelimb Draw shoulder dorsocranially Fix forelimb to thoracic wall |
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Serratus ventralis |
Support weight of trunk Raise thorax |
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Deep pectoral |
Adduct and retract forelimb |
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Supraspinatus |
Stabilze and extend shoulder |
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Infraspipnatus |
Stabilize, flex, amd extend shoulder Provide medial support to the sholder joint |
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Subscapularis |
Adduct and extend shoulder joint |
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Deltoid |
Flex shoulder |
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Triceps brachii m. group |
Extend elbow |
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Biceps brachii |
Flex shoulder and extend elbow |
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Brachialis |
Flex elbow |
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Pronator teres |
Pronates paw |
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Supinator |
Supinates paw |
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Extensor carpi radialis |
Extend carpal joint, flex elbow |
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Extensor carpi ulnaris Ulnaris lateralis |
Flex carpal joint |
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Common digital extensor |
Extend digits |
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Lateral digital extensor |
Extend digits |
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Flexor carpi radialis |
Flex carpus |
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Flexor carpi ulnaris |
Flex carpus |
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Superficial digital flexor SDF |
Flex digits and carpus |
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Internal obturator |
Rotate limb laterally |
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External obturator |
Rotate limb laterally |
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Superficial gluteal Middle gluteal Deep gluteal |
Extend hip joint and abduct |
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Tensor fasciae latae |
Flex hip and extend stifle |
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Sublumbar muscle group |
Flex hip and lumbar vertebral column Fix lumbar vertebral column |
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Biceps femoris |
Extends hip, stifle, and tarsus Flex stifle |
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Semitendonosus |
Extend hip and tarsus Flex stifle |
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Semimembranosus |
Extend hip and stifle Flex stifle |
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Quadriceps femoris |
Extend stifle and flex hip Function is required for limb to bear weight |
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Sartorius |
Flex hip and extend stifle Abduct thigh |
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Gracilis |
Adduct limb, flex stifle, some hip extension |
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Pectineus |
Adduct limb |
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Adductor |
Adduct limb |
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Cranial tibial |
Flex tarsus Supinate paw |
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Long digital extensor |
Flex tarsus Extend digits |
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Lateral digital extensor |
Flex tarsus Extends and abducts digit 5 |
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Gastrocnemius |
Flex stifle Extend tarsus |
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Popliteus |
Flex stifle |
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Deep digital flexor |
Tarsal extension Digital flexion |
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Superficial digital flexor |
Flex stifle and digits Extend tarsus |
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External abdominal oblique Internal abdominal oblique Transverse abdominus Rectus abdominius |
Expiration (breathing) Straining (defeation, urination, parturition, vomiting) |
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Cremaster |
Caudal slip of internal abdominal oblique muscle. It passes, along with the spermatic cord, out the inguinal canal and attaches to the vaginal tunic around the spermatic cord and testicle |
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Masseter |
Jaw closing muscle (strongest) |
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Temporalis |
Jaw closing muscle |
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Digastricus |
Opens jaw |
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Tongue |
Taste and direction of food |
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Sternocephalicus |
Neck muscle Forms jugular groove with Brachiocephalicus (horse and ruminants) |
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External intercostal |
Draws ribs cranially during inspiration, expanding the thorax |
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Internal intercostal |
Draws ribs caudally during expiration, reducing the transverse diameter of the thorax |
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Diaphragm |
Principle muscle concerned with respiration |
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Epaxial |
Extensors of the spine IM injections |
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Hypaxial |
Flexors of the spine (along with rectus abdominus) |
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Cutaneous muscles Cutaneous trunci Cutsneous colli Platysma Cutaneous omobrachialis |
Twitch the skin |
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Preputial |
Cranial preputial muscles on the ventral midline connecting to the prepuce Found in carnivores, ruminants, and pigs. Bull also has causal preputial muscles. |