Muscle Locations & Functions

Muscle Locations & Functions

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Flexor digitorum

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Cards (55)

Section 1

(50 cards)

Flexor digitorum

Front

flexes fingers

Back

External Oblique

Front

outer sides of the abdomen, twisting trunk

Back

Inferior rectus

Front

eye looks down

Back

Rectus abdominis

Front

abs

Back

Vastus medialis

Front

extends leg

Back

Diaphragm

Front

Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing

Back

Gluteus maximus

Front

butt

Back

Teres major

Front

helps control certain movements of the humerus

Back

Teres minor

Front

contributes to the "rotator cuff" stabilizes glenohumeral joint

Back

Latissimus major

Front

extension, adduction, transverse extension, rotation of the shoulder joint

Back

Lateral rectus

Front

moves eye laterally

Back

Triceps brachii

Front

extends forearm

Back

Biceps brachii

Front

flexes forearm

Back

Anconeus

Front

extend elbow and rotate the forearm

Back

Tensor fasciae latae

Front

stabilizes pelvis, when standing up straight

Back

Frontalis

Front

raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead

Back

Orbicularis Oris

Front

closes lips

Back

Buccinator

Front

compresses cheek

Back

flexor pollicis brevis

Front

flexes thumb

Back

Extensor carpi ulnaris

Front

extends and adducts wrist

Back

Zygomaticus Major

Front

smiling muscle

Back

Vastus lateralis

Front

strength and stability of the knee

Back

Gracilis

Front

hip adduction and assists knee flexion

Back

Zygomaticus Minor

Front

retracts and elevates upper lip

Back

Temporalis

Front

helps you bite & chew, closes jaw

Back

Adductor magnus

Front

contracts and pulls the hip

Back

Flexor carpi ulnaris

Front

flexes wrist and adducts hand

Back

Trapezius

Front

Elevates, depresses, retracts, and rotates the scapula; rotates the arm

Back

Biceps Femoris

Front

knee flexion, internal & external rotation

Back

Gluteus medius

Front

abducts and medially rotates thigh

Back

Superior rectus

Front

gaze up and in

Back

Nasalis

Front

flares nostrils

Back

Gastrocnemius

Front

bends foot downwards

Back

Extensor digitorum longus

Front

prime mover of toe extension

Back

Gluteus minimus

Front

hip extension

Back

Infraspinatus

Front

Laterally rotates shoulder; stabilizes the head of the humerus in glenoid cavity; one of the "rotator cuff" muscles

Back

Deltoid

Front

lifting the arm & giving the shoulder a range of motion

Back

Medial Rectus

Front

moves eye medially

Back

Masseter

Front

prime mover of jaw closure

Back

Pectoralis major

Front

chest muscle

Back

Brachialis

Front

flexes elbow

Back

Pectineus

Front

adducts, flexes, and medially rotates thigh

Back

Abductor pollicis brevis

Front

abducts thumb

Back

Rectus femoris

Front

extends leg at knee

Back

Orbicularis Oculi

Front

Closes eyelids; used in blinking, winking, and squinting

Back

Adductor longus

Front

adducts thigh

Back

Brachioradialis

Front

flexes elbow

Back

Sartorius

Front

bends thigh at hip

Back

Extensor digitorum

Front

extends fingers

Back

Adductor brevis

Front

pull thigh medially

Back

Section 2

(5 cards)

quadriceps femoris

Front

moves lower leg forward

Back

Peroneus Brevis

Front

Shorter of the two muscles responsible for rotating the foot down and out

Back

Semitendinosus

Front

medially rotate the tibia on the femur

Back

Soleus

Front

plantar flexion of foot

Back

Tibials anterior

Front

toe lift

Back