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Frontalis
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Origin: Galea Aponeurotica
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Insertion: Skin if eyebrows and root of nose
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Action: Raises eyebrows; wrinkles forehead
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Innervation: Facial Nerve (CN VII)
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Occipitalis
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Origin: Occipital and Temporal Bones
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Insertion: Galea Aponeurotica
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Action: Pulls scalp posterioly
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Innervation: Facial Nerve (CN VII)
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Orbicularis Oculi
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Origin: Frontal and Maxillary Bones
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Insertion: Tissue of the eyelid
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Action: Produces blinking,squinting, and draws eyebrows inferiorly
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Innervation: Facial Nerve (CN VII)
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Buccinator
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Origin: Maxilla and Mandible
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Insertion: Orbicularis Oris
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Action: Compresses the cheek(ex- whistling)
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Innervation: Facial Nerve (CN VII)
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Orbicularis Oris
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Origin: Arises indirectly from the maxilla and mandible
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Insertion: Encircles the mouth, inserts onto skin and muscles at lateral corners of mouth
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Action: Closes the lips; purses and protrudes the lips, as in whistling and kissing
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Innervation: Facial Nerve (CN VII)
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Mentalis
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Origin: Mandible
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Insertion: Skin of the chin
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Action: Protrudes lower lip; wrinkles the chin
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Innervation: Facial Nerve (CN VII)
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Temporalis
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Origin: Occipital and Temporal Bone
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Insertion: Mandible
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Action: Elevates Mandible
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Innervation: Trigeminal Nerve (CN V)
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Splenius
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Origin: Vertebrae C7 - T6
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Insertion: Temporal and Occipital Bone
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Action: Acting together extend the head; acting alone head is rotated and bent toward the same side
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Innervation: Spinal Nerves
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Sternocleidomastoid
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Origin: Sternum and Clavicle
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Insertion: Mastoid process of the temporal bone
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Action: acting together flex the head; acting alone rotates head toward the opposite shoulder
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Innervation: Accessory Nerve (CN XI)
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Semispinalis
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Origin: Vertebrae C7-T12
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Insertion: Occipital bone and cervical and thoracic vertebrae (to T4)
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Action: Extends vertebral column and head, rotates to opposite side
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Innervation: Spinal Nerves
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Spinalis(most medial)
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Origin: Upper lumbar to lower thoracicc vertebrae
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Insertion: Upper thoracic to cervical vertebrae
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Action: Extends vertebral column
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Innervation: Spinal Nerves
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Longissimus (intermediate)
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Origin: Lumbar through cerivical vertebrae
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Insertion: Thoracic through cervical vertebrae and rib
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Action: Extend and laterally flex vertebral column
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Innervation: Spinal Nerves
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External Intercostals
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Origin: Inferior border of the rib above
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Insertion: Superior border of the rib below
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Action: Elevates rib cage, assists in forced inspiration
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Innervation: Intercostal Nerves
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Internal Intercostals
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Origin: Superior border of the rib below
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Insertion: Inferior border of the rib above
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Action: Depress the rib cage, assists in forced expiration
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Innervation: Intercostals Nerves
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Respiratory Diaphragm
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Origin: Rib cage, sternum, and lumbar vertebrae
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Insertion: Central tendon
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Action: Prime mover of inspiration
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Innervation: Phrenic Nerve
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Trapezius
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Origin: Superior nuchal line, ligamentum nuchae, and vertebrar C7-T12
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Insertion: Clavicle, Scapula
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Action: Elevates, retracts, and rotated scapula
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Innervation: Accessory Nerve (CN XI)
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Pectoralis Major
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Origin: Sternum, costal cartilages, and clavicle
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Insertion: Humerus
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Action: Flexes, adducts, and medially rotates arm
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Innervation: Pectoral Nerves
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Deltoid (anterior fibers)
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Origin: Clavicle
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Insertion: Deltoid tuberosity of the humerus
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Action: Flexes, extends, abducts, and medially rotates arm
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Innervation: Axillary Nerves
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Biceps Brachii Long Head Short Head
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Deltoid lateral & posterior
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Origin: Scapula
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Insertion: Humerus
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Action: Flexes, extends, abducts, and laterally rotates arm
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Innervation: Axillary Nerve
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Supraspinatus (SITS)
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Origin: Scapula
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Insertion: Greater tubercle of the humerus
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Action: Assists in arm abduction, stablizes shoulder joint
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Innervation: Subscapular Nerve
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Infraspinatus (SITS)
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Origin: Scapula
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Insertion: Greater tubercle of the humerus
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Action: Laterally rotates arm, stablizes shoulder joint
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Innervation: Supscapular Nerve
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Teres Minor (SITS)
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Origin: Scapula
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Insertion: Greater tubercle of the humerus
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Action: Laterally rotated arm, stablizes shoulder joint
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Innervation: Axillary Nerve
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Subscapularis (SITS)
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Origin: Scapula
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Insertion: Lesser tubercle of the humerus
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Action: Medially rotates arm, stablizes shoudler joint
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Innervation: Subscapular Nerve
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Triceps Brachii long head
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Latissimuss Dorsi
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Origin: Thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, ribs, iliac crest
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Insertion: Humerus
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Action: Extends, adducts and medially rotates arm
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Innervation: Thoracoddorsal Nerve
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Triceps Brachii
Long Head
Lateral Head
Medial Head
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Palmaris longus
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Orgin: Medial epicondyle of the humerus
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Insertion: Palmar aponeurosis
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Action: Flex wrist
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Innervation: Median Nerve
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Flexor carpi ulnaris
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Origin: Medial epicondyle of the humerus and ulna
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Insertion: 5th metacarpal and pisiform and hammate
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Action: Flex wrist, abducts hand
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Innervation: Ulnar nerve
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Flexor carpi radialis
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Origin: Medial epicondyle of the humerus
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Insertion: 2nd And 3rd metacarpal
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Action: Flex wris, abducts hand
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Innervation: Median Nerve
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Flexor digitorum superficialis
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Origin: Medial epicondyle of the humerus, ulna, and radius
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Insertion: Phalanges of fingers 2-5
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Action: Flexes wrist and middle phlanges of fingers 2-5
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Innervation: Median Nerve
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Flexor digitorum profundus
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Origin: Ulna
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Insertion: Phalanges of fingers 2-5
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Action:Flexes distal and proximal interphalangeqal joint, metacarpophalangeal joint, and wrist
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Innervation: Median(lateral half) and ulnae (medial half) nerves
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Extensor Carpi radialis longus
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Origin: Lateral epiconyle of the humerus
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Insertion: 2nd metacarpal
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Action: extends an abducts wrist
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Innervation: radial nerve
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Extensor carpi radialis brevis
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Origin: 3rd metacarpal
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Insertion: Extends and abducts wrist
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Action: extends and abduct wrist
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Innervation: radial nerve
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Exensor carpi ulnaris
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Origin: lateral epicondyle of the humerus
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Insertion: 5th metacarpal
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Action: extends and adducts wrist
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Innervation: radial nerve
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Extensor digitorum
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Origin: lateral epicondyle of the humerus
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Insertion: phalanges of fingers 2-5\
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Action: prime mover of finger extension, extends wrist
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Innervation: radial nerve
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External abdominal oblique
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Internal abdominal oblique
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Rectus Abdominus
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Origin: Pubis
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Insertion: xiphois process and ribs
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Action: Flexes vertebral column and compresses abdominal contents
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Innervation: intercostal nerves
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Transversus abdominus
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Origin: last 6 ribs and illiac crest
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Insertion: linea alba
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Action: compresses abdominal contents
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Innervation: intercostal nerves
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Sartorius
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Origin: illium
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Insertion: Tibia
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Action: Flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates the thigh
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Innervation: Femoral nerve
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Gluteus Maximus
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Origin: illium and sacrum
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Insertion: Gluteal tuberosity of the femur
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Action: Extends, abducts and laterally rotates thigh
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Innervation: Inferior gluteal nerve
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Semitendinosus
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Origin: Ischial tuberosity
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Insertion: Tibia
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Action: Extends thigh; flexes knee
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Innervation: Sciatic nerve
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Semimembranosus
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Origin: Ischial tuberosity
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Insertion: Tibia
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Action: Extends thigh; flexes knee
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Innervation: Sciatic nerve
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Biceps Femoris
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Origin: Ischial Tuberostiy
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Insertion: Fibula
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Action: Extends thigh; flexes knee
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Innervation: Sciatic nerve
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Adductor Magnus
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Origin: Ischiopubis ramus
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Insertion: Femur
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Action: Adducts, flexes, and medially rotates thigh
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Innervation: Obturator nerve
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Adductor Longus
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Origin: Pubis
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Insertion: Femur
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Action: Adducts, flexes, and medially rotates thigh
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Innervation: Obturator nerve
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Adductor Brevis
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Origin: Pubis
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Insertion: Femur
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Action: Adducts, flexes, and medially rotates thigh
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Innervation: Obturator nerve
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Pectineus
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Origin: Pubis
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Insertion: Femur
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Action: Adducts, flexes, and medially rotates thigh
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Innervation: Femoral nerve
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Gracilis
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Origin: Ischiopubia ramus
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Insertion: Tibia
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Action: Adducts, flexes, and medially rotates thigh; flexes knee
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Innervation: Obturator nerve
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Tensor fasciae latae
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Origin: illium
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Insertion: illiotibial tract
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Action: Abducts, flexes, and aids in medial rotation of the thigh
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Innervation: Superior gluteal nerve
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