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LP 2 Studies
Muscles and Function
Question | Answer |
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orbicularis oculi | closes eyes, blinking, squinting |
zygomaticus | raises lateral corners of mouth (smiling) |
orbicularis oris | closes mouth, purses lips (kissing) |
platysma | depresses mandible, pulls lower lip back and down |
frontalis | raises eyebrows, wrinkles skin of forehead |
masseter | closes jaw, elevates mandible |
sternocleidomastoid | flexes neck (together); rotates head toward opposite shoulder (individually) |
digastric | elevates hyoid, opens mouth, depresses mandible |
deltoid | prime mover of arm abduction |
pectoralis major | arm flexion, adducts and medially rotates arm |
serratus anterior | moves scapula forward |
transversus abdominis | compresses abdominal contents |
internal and external obliques | flexes vertebral column, fixes and depresses ribs, stabilizes pelvis during walking, aids in trunk rotation and lateral flexion |
rectus abdominis | flexes vertebral column, fixes and depresses ribs, stabilizes pelvis during walking |
trapezius | extends head, retracts scapula, elevates and depresses scapula (shrug shoulders) |
teres major | extends, medially rotates, and adducts humerus |
latissimus dorsi | prime mover of arm extension; adducts and medially rotates arm |
supraspinatus | assists in abduction of humerus; stabilizes shoulder |
infraspinatus | lateral rotation of humerus |
erector spinae | extends and abducts vertebral column |
triceps brachii | extension of forearm |
biceps brachii | flexion of forearm, supination of forearm |
flexor carpi radialis | wrist flexion, abducts hand |
flexor carpi ulnaris | wrist flexion, adducts hand |
flexor digitorum superficialis | flexes wrist and phalanges of fingers 2-5 |
flexor pollicis longus | flexes thumb |
extensor carpi ulnaris | flexes thumb |
extensor carpi ulnaris | extends and adducts wrist |
extensor carpi radialis | extends and abducts wrist |
extensor digitorum | finger extension |
extensor pollicis longus | extends thumb |
iliopsoas | flex trunk on thigh, hip flexor |
tensor fasciae latae | flexes, abducts, and medially rotates thigh |
sartorius | flexes and laterally rotates thigh (cross-legged sitting) |
quadriceps femoris | identify the following as quadriceps: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis |
rectus femoris | extends knee and flexes thigh at hip |
vastus lateralis | extends knee |
vastus medialis | extends knee |
adductor longus | adducts and medially rotates and flexes thigh |
gracilis | adducts thigh and medially rotates leg |
gluteus maximus | hip extensor, laterally rotates thigh |
hamstrings | indentify the following as hamstrings: biceps femoris, semitendinosus, |
biceps femoris | extends thigh, flexes knee, laterally rotates leg |
semitendinosus | extends thigh, flexes knee, medially rotates leg |
gastrocnemius | flexion of knee when foot is dorsiflexed |
soleus | plantarflexion of foot |
flexor digitorum longus | flexes toes; plantarflexes and inverts foot |
popliteus | flexes and medially rotates leg |
peroneus longus | plantarflexes and everts foot |
flexor hallucis longus | flexes great toe; pushes off when walking |
tibialis posterior | inversion and plantarflexion of foot |
tibialis anterior | dorsiflexes and inverts foot |
extensor digitorum longus | toe extension; dorsiflexes and everts foot |
extensor hallucis longus | extends great toe |