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Frontalis
raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead

Zygomaticus
raises lateral corners of mouth upward (smiling)

Masseter
closes jaw

Temporalis

Sternocleidomastoid
flexes neck; rotates head

Diaphragm
breathing muscle below the thoracic cavity

External oblique
flexes and rotates vertebral column

Rectus abdominis
flexes and rotates vertebral column

Pectoralis major
raises and lowers arms

Serratus anterior
"fingers"

Trapezius
raises & lowers shoulders

Deltoid
abducts (raises) upper arm

Latissimus dorsi
Extends the arm; draws the shoulder downward and backward

Action of latissimus dorsi
arm extension, also adduction and medial rotation
Triceps brachii
extends forearm

Biceps brachii
flexes forearm

Extensor digitorum

Action of extensor digitorum
extends the fingers
Sartorius
Flexes thigh on hip

Gluteus maximus
extends thigh

Three posterior muscles grouped to make hamstrings
-biceps femoris
-semitendinosus
-semimembranosus

Action of the three hamstring muscles
flex the leg at the knee
Biceps femoris

Semitendinosus

Semimembranousus

Tibialis anterior
permits walking on heels

Gastrocnemius
points toes and flexes lower leg

Soleus
extends foot

Zygomaticus
raises corner of mouth

orbicularis oculi
Closes eyelids; used in blinking, winking, and squinting

orbicularis oris
compresses and purses lips

Occipitalis
moves scalp back

rectus femoris
extends leg at knee

Sternohyoid

Brachialis
flexes forearm; synergist to biceps brachii

pronator teres
pronates forearm

Brachioradialis
flexes forearm

flexor carpi radialis
flexes wrist and abducts hand

palmaris longus
flexes wrist

Illiopsoas
flexes hip

Pectineus
adducts thigh

tensor fasciae latae
flexes and abducts thigh

adductor longus
adducts thigh

Gracilis
adducts thigh

vastus lateralis
extends knee

vastus medialis
extends knee

-Rectus femoris
-vastus medialis
-vastus lateralis
-vastus intermedius
4 muscles that make up the quadriceps group

Peroneus Longus
plantar flexes and everts foot

extensor digitorum longus
extends toes

Infraspinatus
rotates arm laterally

teres major
extends, adducts, and medially rotates arm

teres minor
rotates arm laterally

internal oblique
flexes and rotates vertebral column

flexor carpi ulnaris
Flexes and adducts wrist

extensor carpi ulnaris
extends and adducts wrist

gluteus medius
abducts thigh

iliotibial band
abductor of thigh

adductor magnus
adducts thigh

Achilles tendon
attaches the gastrocnemius muscle to the heel bone

Abdominis
abdomen
brachii
arm
capitis
head
carpi
wrist
Cervicis
neck
digitorum
fingers
femoris
femur or thigh
Gluteal
buttock
hallucis
big toe
oculi
eye
oris
mouth
pectoralis
chest
pollicis
thumb
extensor
increases joint angle
depressor
lowers or depresses a body part
erector
holds erect/up or straight
adductor
muscle that moves a part toward the midline
Supinator
turns palm anteriorly (front)
levator
raises or elevates a body part
flexor
decreases joint angle
abductor
muscle that moves a part away from the midline
pronator
turns palm posteriorly (back/away)
oblique
at an angle
orbicular
circular
rectus
straight
transversus
across
Anterior
front
external
outside
infra
below
intercostal
between the ribs
internal
inside
posterior
back
profundus
deep
superficialis
near the surface
supra
above
quadriceps
four heads
triceps
three heads
biceps
two heads
longus
long
vastus
wide
brevis
short