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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
03/06/2011
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deltoid
 Definition
abducts arm
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infraspinatus
 Definition
laterally rotates arm
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teres major
 Definition
extends, abducts, and medially rotates arm
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biceps brachii
 Definition
flexes arm and forearm
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triceps brachii
 Definition
extends arm and forearm
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brachialis
 Definition
flexes forearm
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brachioradialis
 Definition
flexes forearm
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extensor carpi radialis longus
 Definition
extends and abducts hand
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pronator teres
 Definition
pronates hand and flexes forearm
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palmaris longus
 Definition
flexes hand
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flexor carpi ulnaris
 Definition
flexes and adducts hand
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extensor digitorum
 Definition
extends phalanges and hand
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adductor longus
 Definition
adducts, flexes, and laterally rotates thigh
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sartorius
 Definition
flexes and laterally rotates thigh
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gluteus maximus
 Definition
extends and laterally rotates thigh
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gracilis
 Definition
flexes thigh and leg
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vastus lateralis
 Definition
extends leg
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vastus medialis
 Definition
extends leg
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vastus intermedius
 Definition
extends leg
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rectus femoris
 Definition
flexes thigh and extends leg
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biceps femoris
 Definition
extends thigh and flexes leg
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semitendinosus
 Definition
extends thigh and flexes leg
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semimembranosous
 Definition
extends thigh and flexes leg
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gastrocnemius
 Definition
plantar flexes foot
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soleus
 Definition
plantar flexes feet
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extensor hallucis longus
 Definition
extends hallux and inverts foot
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fibularis longus
 Definition
plantar flexes and everts foot
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tibialis anterior
 Definition
dorsiflexes and inverts foot
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