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Temporalis
Synergist muscle that helps with chewing.
Masseter
Prime mover muscle for chewing.
Frontal belly (Frontalis)
Muscle associated with raising the eyebrows.
Occipital belly (Occipitalis)
Muscle that pulls the scalp back.
Orbicularis oculi
Muscle responsible for closing the eyelids.
Orbicularis oris
Muscle responsible for closing and puckering the lips.
Zygomaticus major & minor
Muscles that elevate the corners of the mouth, involved in smiling.
Corrugator supercilii
Muscle that draws eyebrows together, causing frowning.
Levator labii superioris
Muscle that elevates the upper lip.
Buccinator
Muscle that compresses the cheeks, important in chewing.
Risorius
Muscle that pulls the corners of the mouth laterally.
Mentalis
Muscle that protrudes the lower lip.
Depressor labii inferioris
Muscle that depresses the lower lip.
Platysma
Muscle that tenses the skin of the neck and pulls the corners of the mouth down.
Sternocleidomastoid
Muscle that flexes and rotates the head.
Trapezius
Muscle that elevates, retracts, and rotates the scapula.
Sternohyoid
Muscle that depresses the hyoid bone.
Deltoid
Muscle responsible for arm abduction.
Triceps brachii
Muscle that extends the forearm.
Biceps brachii
Muscle that flexes the forearm.
Brachialis
Muscle that assists in flexing the elbow.
Pronator teres
Muscle that pronates the forearm.
Brachioradialis
Muscle that helps in flexing the forearm.
Flexor carpi radialis
Muscle that flexes and abducts the wrist.
Palmaris longus
Muscle that flexes the wrist.
Extensor carpi radialis longus
Muscle that extends and abducts the wrist.
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Muscle that flexes and adducts the wrist.
Extensor carpi ulnaris
Muscle that extends and adducts the wrist.
Extensor digitorum
Muscle that extends the fingers.
Pectoralis major
Muscle responsible for flexing, adducting, and medially rotating the arm.
Pectoralis minor
Muscle that stabilizes the scapula.
Serratus anterior
Muscle that protracts and stabilizes the scapula.
Internal intercostals
Muscles involved in forced expiration.
External intercostals
Muscles involved in inhalation.
Diaphragm
Muscle that contracts to allow inhalation.
Rectus abdominis
Muscle that flexes the vertebral column.
External oblique
Muscle that aids in trunk rotation and lateral flexion.
Internal oblique
Muscle that aids in trunk rotation and lateral flexion.
Transversus abdominis
Muscle that compresses the abdomen.
Infraspinatus
Muscle that laterally rotates the arm.
Teres major
Muscle that assists in adducting and medially rotating the arm.
Teres minor
Muscle that laterally rotates the arm.
Rhomboid major & minor
Muscles that retract the scapula.
Latissimus dorsi
Muscle responsible for extending, adducting, and medially rotating the arm.
Iliopsoas
Muscle critical for hip flexion.
Pectineus
Muscle that flexes and adducts the thigh.
Rectus femoris
Muscle that extends the knee and flexes the thigh.
Vastus lateralis
Muscle involved in knee extension.
Vastus medialis
Muscle involved in knee extension.
Vastus intermedius
Muscle involved in knee extension.
Tensor fascia lata
Muscle that helps with hip flexion and abduction.
Sartorius
Muscle that flexes, abducts, and externally rotates the thigh.
Adductor longus
Muscle that adducts and flexes the thigh.
Gracilis
Muscle that adducts the thigh and flexes the knee.
Gluteus maximus
Muscle that extends and laterally rotates the thigh.
Gluteus medius
Muscle that abducts and medially rotates the thigh.
Adductor magnus
Muscle that adducts the thigh.
Biceps femoris
Muscle that extends the thigh and flexes the knee.
Semitendinosus
Muscle that extends the thigh and flexes the knee.
Semimembranosus
Muscle that extends the thigh and flexes the knee.
Fibularis longus
Muscle that plantarflexes and everts the foot.
Extensor digitorum longus
Muscle that extends the toes and dorsiflexes the foot.
Tibialis anterior
Muscle that dorsiflexes and inverts the foot.
Gastrocnemius
Muscle that plantarflexes the foot and flexes the knee.
Soleus
Muscle that plantarflexes the foot.
Coracobrachialis
Muscle that flexes and adducts the arm.
Supraspinatus
Muscle that abducts the arm.