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Raises eyebrows:
Epicranius frontalis
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Wrinkles forehead:
Epicranius occipitalis
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Blinks, squints
Orbicularis oculi
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Eyebrows down:
Corrugator supercilii
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Elevates upper lip:
Levator labii superioris
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Smile muscles:
Zygomaticus major & minor
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Draws back corner of lip laterally:
Risorius
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Lowers lip inferiorly:
Depressor labii inferioris
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Depresses angle of mouth (frown):
Depressor anguli oris
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Kissing, puckering, whistling muscle:
Orbicularis oris
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Wrinkles skin of chin, protrudes lower lip:
Mentalis
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Assistant to chewing, corners of mouth laterally, blowing:
Buccinator
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Closing of jaw and elevates mandible:
Masseter
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Depresses mandible, pulls lower lip down and back:
Platysma
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Flexion of neck, rotate head towards opposite shoulder:
Sternocleidomastoid
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Flex, slightly rotate neck:
Scalenes
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Opens jaw, elevates hyoid:
Digastric
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Elevates hyoid, elevates base of tongue during swallowing:
Mylohyoid
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Depresses hyoid and larynx (3):
- Sternohyoid
- Sternothyroid
- Omohyoid
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Prime mover of arm flexion, adducts and medially rotates arm:
Pectoralis major
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Prime mover of arm abduction:
Deltoid
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Stabilizes scapula against thoracic wall:
Pectoralis minor
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Inhalation:
External intercostals
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Holds ribs steady:
Internal intercostals
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Flexion of trunk:
Rectus abdominus
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Rotates torso:
External oblique
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Compresses abdomen (2):
- Internal oblique
- Transversus abdominus
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Rotation, retraction, elevation, depression of scapula:
Trapezius
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Adducts, extends, internally rotates arm:
Latissimus dorsi
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Lateral rotation of arm (2):
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Internal rotation of humerus:
Teres major
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Abduction of arm:
Supraspinatus
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Elevates scapula:
Levator scapulae
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Retracts scapula, fixes to thoracic wall (2):
- Rhomboideus major
- Rhomboideus minor
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Flexes elbow, supinates forearm:
Biceps brachii
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Extends forearm, adducts shoulder:
Triceps brachii
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Flexion of forearm:
Brachioradialis
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Flexion at elbow joint:
Brachialis
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Pronation of forearm, flexes elbow:
Pronator teres
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Flexion and abduction at wrist:
Flexor carpi radialis
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Wrist flexor:
Palmaris longis
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Flexion of wrist:
Flexor carpi ulnaris
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Flexion of fingers at proximal interphalageal joint:
Flexor digitorum superficialis
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Flexion of thumb:
Flexor pollicis longus
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Pronates forearm:
Pronator quadratus
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Extensor at wrist joint, abducts hand and wrist:
Extensor carpi radialis longus
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Extensor and abductor of hand at wrist:
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
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Extension of hand, wrist, and fingers:
Extensor digitorum
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Extends and adducts wrist:
Extensor carpi ulnaris
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Extension of thumb (3):
- Extensor pollicis longus
- Extensor pollicis brevis
- Extensor pollicis longus
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Supinates forearm:
Supinator
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Adduction and extension of hip (3):
- Adductor magnus
- Adductor longus
- Adductor brevis
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Flexion, adduction, medial rotation at thigh:
Pectineus
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Flexion, lateral rotation, adduction at hip, flexes knee:
Gracilis
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Knee extension, hip flexion:
Rectus femoris
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Extends and stabilizes knee:
Vastus lateralis
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Extends leg (2):
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
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Flexion, medial rotation, abduction of thigh:
Tensor fasciae latae
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External rotation and extension of hip:
Gluteus maximus
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Abduction of hip, medial rotation of thigh (2):
- Gluteus medius
- Gluteus minimus
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Flexes and laterally rotates knee:
Biceps femoris
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Flexes knee, extends hip (2):
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
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Plantar flexes foot, flexes knee:
Gastrocnemius
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Inversion of foot, plantar flexion of foot:
Tibialis posterior
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Flex digits:
Flexor digitorum longus
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Plantar flexion, eversion of foot (2):
- Peroneus longus
- Peroneus brevis
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Dorsiflexion and inversion of foot:
Tibialis anterior
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Extension of toes and ankles:
Extensor digitorum longus
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