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names of the muscles and classifications

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Trapezius   moves the scapula and extends the head  
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Latissimus dorsi   pulls arms down forcefully  
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Gluteus Maximus   Extends and rotates the thigh  
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Gracilis   Adducts and rotates the thigh  
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Rectus femoris   Flexes the hip and extends the leg at the knee  
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Biceps femoris   Flexes leg at the knee and extends the thigh  
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semitendonosus   Flexes leg at the knee and extends the thigh  
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frontalis   moves the forehead and eyebrows  
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zygomaticus major   used for smiling  
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orbicularis oris   used for kissing  
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occipitalis   draws the scalp backwards  
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sternocleidomastoid   turns the head to the side or to the chest  
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Deltoid   abducts,roatates,and extends the arm  
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pectoralis major   adducts and rotates the arm  
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external obliques   beds the vertebral column laterally  
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Rectus abdominum   Flexes vertebral column and the ab's  
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linea alba   white fibrous band covering the abdomen  
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Triceps brachii   flexes arm  
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Biceps brachii   flexes arm  
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Extensor digitorum   extends the hand and fingers  
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Brachioradialis   flexes the forearm  
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Sartorius   flexes the knee; crosses the legs  
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Adductor longus   adducts the leg  
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Quadriceps femoris   extends leg at the knee  
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Gastrocnemius   Plantar flexes the foor  
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Soleus   plantar flexes the foot  
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Achilles tendon   attaches gastrocnemius to calcaneus  
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Extensor digitorum longus   dorsiflexes and everts foot  
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Tibialis anterior   Dorsiflexes and inverts the foot  
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Cardiac Muscles   found in the heart, striated and involuntary  
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Smooth Muscles   found in many internal organs and blood vessels, involuntary is not striated  
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Skeletal Muscles   found on the skeletal system are voluntary and are striated  
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Synergists   work together  
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Antagonist   do opposite actions  
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Fixators   stabalize the origin of the prime mover  
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How are muscles named?   Direction,Size,Shape,Action,Number of origins,and Location  
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