Muscular System: Muscles & Movement

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skeletal muscle

Muscle tissue that is attached to the bones. This muscle is striated and under voluntary control.

<p>Muscle tissue that is attached to the bones. This muscle is striated and under voluntary control.</p>
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tendon

Connects muscle to bone

<p>Connects muscle to bone</p>
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Voluntary Muscle

A muscle that is under conscious control

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Involuntary Muscle

A muscle that is not under conscious control

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Biceps Brachii

A muscle that flexes the forearm

<p>A muscle that flexes the forearm</p>
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Triceps Brachii

A muscle that extends Forearm

<p>A muscle that extends Forearm</p>
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Pectoralis Major

Adducts and flexes humerus

<p>Adducts and flexes humerus</p>
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Gastrocnemius

Calf muscle

<p>Calf muscle</p>
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Deltoid

The shoulder muscle

<p>The shoulder muscle</p>
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Latissimus Dorsi

Muscle of the back that allows for the adduction of the arms

<p>Muscle of the back that allows for the adduction of the arms</p>
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Rectus Abdominis

Abs; flexes vertebral column

<p>Abs; flexes vertebral column</p>
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Trapezius

extends neck and adducts scapula

<p>extends neck and adducts scapula</p>
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Gluteus Maximus

Butt; extends hip

<p>Butt; extends hip</p>
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Quadriceps muscle group

Extends the leg at the knee

<p>Extends the leg at the knee</p>
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Tibialis Anterior

Allows for flexion of the foot

<p>Allows for flexion of the foot</p>
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Frontalis

raises eyebrows

<p>raises eyebrows</p>
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orbicularis oculi

blinks and closes eyes

<p>blinks and closes eyes</p>
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orbicularis oris

closes and protrudes lips

<p>closes and protrudes lips</p>
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Temporalis

closes jaw

<p>closes jaw</p>
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Masseter

closes jaw

<p>closes jaw</p>
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Sternocleidomastoid

flexes neck; rotates head

<p>flexes neck; rotates head</p>
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external oblique

flexes and rotates vertebral column

<p>flexes and rotates vertebral column</p>
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Adductor muscle group

adduct thigh

<p>adduct thigh</p>
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Occipitalis

pulls scalp posteriorly

<p>pulls scalp posteriorly</p>
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Flexor carpi radialis

flexes wrist and abducts hand

<p>flexes wrist and abducts hand</p>
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flexor carpi ulnaris

flexes wrist and adducts hand

<p>flexes wrist and adducts hand</p>
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Extensor carpi radialis

Extends wrist and abducts hand

<p>Extends wrist and abducts hand</p>
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Hamstrings muscle group

flex knee and extend hip

<p>flex knee and extend hip</p>
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Flexion

Decreases the angle of a joint

<p>Decreases the angle of a joint</p>
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Extension

increases the angle of a joint

<p>increases the angle of a joint</p>
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Rotation

movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis

<p>movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis</p>
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Abduction

Movement away from the midline of the body; to "take away"

<p>Movement away from the midline of the body; to "take away"</p>
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Adduction

Movement toward the midline of the body

<p>Movement toward the midline of the body</p>
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Circumduction

the circular movement at the far end of a limb

<p>the circular movement at the far end of a limb</p>
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Pronation

turning the palm downward

<p>turning the palm downward</p>
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Supination

turning the palm upward

<p>turning the palm upward</p>
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Inversion

Turning the sole of the foot inward

<p>Turning the sole of the foot inward</p>
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Eversion

turning the sole of the foot outward

<p>turning the sole of the foot outward</p>