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Muscles
what the muscles do
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Anatomy
11th Grade
10/13/2008
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Frontalis
 Definition
Raises eye brows
Term
Orbicularis Oculi
 Definition
Open and closes eyes
Term
Orbicularis oris
 Definition
Moves Lips
Term
Procerus and Nasalis
 Definition
Wrinkles nose
Term
Temporalis and Masseter
 Definition
Closes jaw
Term
Zygomaticus
 Definition
Smiling muscle
Term
Platysma
 Definition
Tenses neck
Term
Trapezius
 Definition
elevates shoulders
Term
Sternocleidomastoid
 Definition
Tilts head
Term
Glossus
 Definition
tongue muscle
Term
Eye muscles
 Definition
6 muscles that move the eyeball
Term
Buccinater
 Definition
Pulls cheeks in
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Serratus Anterior
 Definition
Pushing
Term
Latissimus dorsi
 Definition
Brings arms up
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Intercostal
 Definition
expand rib cage when breathing
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External Oblique and Internal oblique
Definition
Flexes spin, side to side, hip motion
Term
Pectoralis Major
 Definition
Pect, bench press/ push ups
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Rectus Abdominis
 Definition
It your 6 pack and it helps flex your spine
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Diaphragm
 Definition
Contracts when you breathe in
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Teres major and minor
 Definition
Rotates arms
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Deltoid
 Definition
Abducts arms
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Biceps brachii
 Definition
flexes at the elbow and rotates wrist
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Triceps brachii
 Definition
extends arm at elbow
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Flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris
 Definition
Flexes wrist
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Extensorcarpi radialis and ulnaris
 Definition
outer part, extand, and straightens the wrist
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Pronator teres and supinator
 Definition
Holds bowl of soup down and holds bowl of soup up
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Flexor and extensor digitorum
 Definition
Flexes and extends fingers
Term
Gluteus maximus and medius
 Definition
extends hip and rotates thigh
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Sartoris
 Definition
Crosses ankle over knee
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Semitendinosus
 Definition
hamstring, extends hip, and flexes the knee
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Rectus Femoris
 Definition
quads, flexes the knee 
Term
Vastus medialis
 Definition
quads, flexes knee and hips
Term
Tibialis anterior
 Definition
Flexes ankle
Term
Soleus
 Definition
planter flexes, toes in and out (tiptoe)
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Gracilis
 Definition
Abducts thigh (towards body)
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Semimembranosus
 Definition
hamstring, extends hip, and flexes knee
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Biceps femoris
 Definition
Hamstring, extenship
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Vastus lateralis
 Definition
quads, flexes knee and hip
Term
Peroneus
 Definition
everts foot, brings outward
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Gastrocnemius
 Definition
Calf muscle, major plantes flexor
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Flexor and extensor digitorum
 Definition
flexes and extends toes
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