Anatomy & Physiology: Muscle Identification: Function (Condensed)

Front 1

Four muscle pairs that together form the ab. girdle

Back 1

rectus abdominis
int oblique
ext oblique
transversalis

Front 2

Used in winking

Back 2

Orbicularis Oculi

Front 3

Each musc in this pair turns the head toward the opp shoulder

Back 3

sternocleidomastoid

Front 4

Prime mover of jaw closure

Back 4

Masseter

Front 5

Used to form the horiz frown crease on forehead; raise eyebrows

Back 5

Frontalis

Front 6

Elevates the jaw and retracts the mandible

Back 6

Temporalis

Front 7

Used to raise arm overhead

Back 7

Deltoid

Front 8

Prime mover for shoulder abduction

Back 8

deltoid

Front 9

Forms the ext lateral walls of the abdomen

Back 9

ext oblique

Front 10

Prime mover for shoulder flexion, adduction

Back 10

Pectoralis major

Front 11

Prime mover of head flexion

Back 11

Sternocleidomastoid

Front 12

Deepest muscle of the ab wall

Back 12

transversalis

Front 13

Holds your scapula in place

Back 13

Serratus anterior

Front 14

Unpaired muscle involved with respiration

Back 14

Diaphragm

Front 15

Musc group that extends the thigh and flexes knee

Back 15

Hamstrings

Front 16

Flat thoracic muscle that acts to draw the scapula inferiorly or to elevate the rib cage

Back 16

Pec minor

Front 17

Adducts the shoulder, causes extension of shoulder joint

Back 17

Latissimus dorsi

Front 18

Allows you to shrug, extend head

Back 18

Trapezius

Front 19

prime mover of elbow flexion

Back 19

brachialis

Front 20

musc that extends elbow

Back 20

triceps brachii

Front 21

Strong hip flexor, deep in pelvis

Back 21

Iliopsoas

Front 22

group that allows you to draw your legs to the midline of your body

Back 22

adductor group

Front 23

Power extensor of hip

Back 23

Glut max

Front 24

Inverts, dorsiflexes foot

Back 24

tibialis anterior

Front 25

Musc group that extends the thigh and flexes knee

Back 25

Hamstrings

Front 26

Thin superficial musc of medial thigh

Back 26

gracilis

Front 27

Musc group that extends the knee

Back 27

Quadracepts

Front 28

Smaller hip musc used as an injection site

Back 28

glut med

Front 29

Musc enclosed w/i fascia that blends into the iliotibial tract

Back 29

Tensor Fasciae latae

Front 30

Used in smiling

Back 30

zygomaticus

Front 31

The "Kissing" muscle

Back 31

Orbicularis oris

Front 32

Major spine flexor

Back 32

Rectus abdominis

Front 33

Shoulder muscl that abducts the shoulder

Back 33

deltoid

Front 34

Two elbow flexor muscles, first supinates

Back 34

biceps brachii