Muscle Actions

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Physical Science

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Digastric
elevate hyoid, depress mandible
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Masseter
elevate mandible
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Sternocleidomastoid
flex and rotate head, flex neck
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Sternohyoid
depress hyoid
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Mylohyoid
elevate hyoid
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Pectoralis minor
abduct and rotate arm, rotate scapula
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pectoralis major
abduct and rotate arm, rotate scapula
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Pectoantebrachialis
adduct front leg
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Xiphihumeralis
adduct front leg
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Intercostals
elevate ribs
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Serratus ventralis
pulls forward and rotate scapula, elevate ribs
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Rectus abdominis
compress abdomen
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transversus abdominis
compress abdomen
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external oblique
compress abdomen, flex vertebral column
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Internal Oblique
compress abdomen, flex vertebral column
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trapezius
elevate, adduct, depress, and rotate scapula
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deltoid
abduct and rotate arm
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triceps brachii
extend forearm and arm
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levator scapulae
elevate and rotate scapula
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latissimus dorsi
extend, adduct, and rotate arm
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supraspinatus
abduct arm
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infraspinatus
rotate and adduct arm
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rhomboideus
elevate and adduct scapula
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brachialis
flex forearm
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brachioradialis
flex, supinate, and pronate forearm
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extensors
extend hand
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flexor carpi radialis
flex and abduct hand
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flexor carpi ulnaris
flex and adduct hand
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palmaris longus
flex hand
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biceps brachii
flex forearm
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biceps femoris
flex leg, extend thigh
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tensor fasciae latae
flex and abduct thigh
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gluteus medius
abduct and rotate thigh
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gluteus maximus
extend and rotate thigh
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caudofemoralis
abduct thigh, extend leg, flex tail
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gracilis
adduct thigh, flex leg
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sartorius
flex, abduct, and rotate thigh
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adductor longus
flex, adduct, and rotate thigh
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adductor femoris
flex, adduct, and rotate thigh
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vastus medialis
extend leg, flex thigh
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vastus lateralis
extend leg, flex thigh
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rectus femoris
extend leg, flex thigh
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semimembranosus
flex leg, extend thigh
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semitendinosus
flex leg, extend thigh
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gastrocnemius
plantar flex foot, flex leg
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soleus
plantar flex foot
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tibialis anterior
dorsiflex foot, invert foot