Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
36 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Pectoralis Major |
Origin: Clavicle, sternum Insertion: Humerus Action: Flexes and extends humerus |
|
Pectoralis Minor |
Origin: Sternal ends of ribs 3-5 Insertion: Scapula Action: Flex and extend humerus |
|
Triceps Brachii |
Origin: Scapula, humerus Insertion: Ulna Action: Extend forearm |
|
Pronator Teres |
Origin: Humerus, Ulna Insertion: Radius Body Action: Flexes elbow and rotates forearm |
|
Brachioradialis |
Origin: Humerus Insertion: Distal radius Action: Flexion of elbow |
|
Flexor Carpi Radialis |
Origin: humerus, common flexor tendon Insertion: metacarpals Action: flexion and abduction at wrist |
|
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris |
Origin: Common flexor tendon Insertion: bones in wrist, metacarpals Action: Flexion and adduction of wrist |
|
Palmaris Longus |
Origin: common flexor tendon Insertion: palm Action: wrist flexor |
|
Adductor Longus |
Origin: Pubic body below crest Insertion: Femur, linea aspera Action: Adduction of hip, flexion of hip point |
|
Semimembranosus |
Origin: Pelvic Rings Insertion: Medial condyle of tibia (upper inner part) Action: Extention of hip, flexion of knee |
|
Gracilis |
Origin: Pelvic ring Insertion: Tibia Action: Flexes, medially rotates, adducts hip, flexes knee |
|
Sartorius |
Origin: Iliac spine of pelvic bone Insertion: Upper tibia Action: Flexion, abduction, and lateral rotation of hip, flexion of knee |
|
Flexor Digitorum Longus |
Origin: Posterior body of the tibia Insertion: Toes Action: Flex digits |
|
Tibialis Anterior |
Origin: Tibia Insertion: Medial cuneiform and metatarsals Action: Dorsiflexion and inversion of foot |
|
Sternohyoid |
Origin: Manubruim of Sternum (top diamond of rib connector) Insertion: Hyoid bone Action: Depresses hyoid |
|
Masseter |
Origin: Maxilla and zygomatic arch Insertion: Ramus of mandible Action: Closing mouth |
|
Digastric |
Origin: Mandible Insertion: Intermediate tendon and hyoid bone Action: Opens Jaw |
|
Mylohyoid |
Origin: Mandible Insertion: Hyoid Bone Action: Raises oral cavity, hyoid, and tongue |
|
Sternomastoid
|
Origin: Clavicle Insertion: Mastoid process of temporal bone Action: Rotation, flexion, raises sternum |
|
Sternothyroid |
Origin: Manubrium Insertion: Thyroid Cartilage Action: Depresses thyroid cartilage |
|
Rectus Abdominis |
Origin: Pubic crest and pelvis Insertion: ribs and sternum Action: Flex vertebral column, compress abdomen |
|
External Oblique |
Origin: Ribs (middle) Insertion: Illiac Crest, pelvis Action: Flex and rotate vertebral column |
|
Internal Oblique |
Origin: Pelvis Insertion: Lower Ribs Action: Flex and Rotate vertebral column |
|
Latissimus Dorsi |
Origin: Vertebrae, ribs, scapula Insertion: humerus Action: Adduct, rotate, extend arm at shoulder |
|
Trapezius |
Origin: Vertebrae, occipital bone Insertion: Clavicle, scapula Action: Elevate and depress scapula |
|
Deltoid |
Origin: Clavicle, acromion, spine of scapula Insertion: Humerus Action: Shoulder abduction, flexion, and extension |
|
Extensor carpi Radialis Longus |
Origin: Lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus Insertion: Metacarpals Action: Extensor at the wrist joint, abduct hand at wrist |
|
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris |
Origin: Common extensor tendon, ulna Insertion: Metacarpals Action: Extends and adducts the wrist |
|
Gluteus Medius |
Origin: Pelvis Insertion: Femur Action: Abduct and rotate thigh at hip |
|
Gluteus Maximus |
Origin: Pelvis Insertion: Femur, tibia Action: Extend and rotate thigh at hip, abduct thigh |
|
Biceps Femoris |
Origin: Femur Insertion: Head of the fibula Action: Flexes and laterally rotates knee joint, extends hip joint |
|
Semitendinosus |
Origin: Tuberosity of the ischium Insertion: Tibia Action: Flexion of knee, extension of hip joint |
|
Gastrocnemius |
Origin: Femur Insertion: Tarsals Action: Flex leg at knee |
|
Soleus |
Origin: Tibia, fibula Insertion: Tarsals Action: Plantar flexion |
|
Extensor Digitorum Communis |
Origin: Common extensor tendor Insertion: Phalanges Action: Extension of hand, wrist, and fingers |
|
Extensor Digitorum Lateralis |
Origin: Tibia, fibula Insertion: Phalanges Action: Extension of toes and dorsiflexion of ankle |