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Section 1
(50 cards)
Triceps brachii
Muscles that extends the elbow
Buccinator
Used to suck in your cheeks
Erector Spinae
Prime mover of back extension; a deep composite muscle consisting of three columns
Abduction
Raising the arm laterally away from the body is...
Pectoralis major
Prime mover for shoulder flexion and adduction
Antagonist
Opposes the action of the prime mover
Flexion
In running, the action at your hip joint is...
Diaphragm
An unpaired muscle that acts with the muscles named immediately above to accomplish inspiration
Flexor digitorum superficialis
Muscle that flexes the fingers
Synergist
Performs the same movement as the prime mover
Flexing
When climbing the stairs, the hip and knee of the forward leg are both...
Gastrocnemius
"Toes Dancer's" muscle, a two bellied muscle of the calf
Deltoid
Powerful shoulder abductor, used to raise the arm overhead
External Oblique
Part of the abdominal girdle; forms the external lateral walls of the abdomen
Extension
When kicking a football, the action at the knee is...
Fixator
Immobilizes the origin of a prime mover
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Wrist flexor that follows the ulna
External intercostal
Deep muscles of the thorax that promote the inspiratory phase of breathing
Rotation
Moving the head to signify "no" is..
Adductors
Muscle group that allows you to draw your legs to the midline of your body, as when standing at attention
Sternocleidomastoid
Prime mover of head flexion
Plantar flexion
Standing on your toes is...
Pronation
Turning the forearm so that the palm faces posteriorly or inferiorly
Latissimus Dorsi
Muscle that adducts the shoulder and causes extension of the shoulder joint
Orbicularis Oris
the "kissing" muscle
Biceps brachii
Muscle that allows you to bend (flex) the elbow
Internal oblique/ transversus abdominus
Two muscle pairs that help form the natural abdominal girdle
Pectoralis Major
Muscle that allows you to shrug your shoulders or extend your head
Dense regular fibrous connective tissue
The epimysium, tendon, and the periosteum of a bone are composed of...
Deltoid
Prime mover for shoulder abduction
Deltoid
Shoulder muscle that is antagonist of the Latissimus Dorsi?
Extensor digitorum
Muscle that extends the fingers
Temporalis
Synergist muscle for jaw closure
Orbicularis Oculi
Used in winking
Sternocleidomastoid
Acting alone, each muscle of this pair turns the head toward the opposite shoulder
Tibialis anterior
Inverts and dorsiflexes the foot
Flexion
Touching you chin to you chest is...
Dorsal flexion
Walking on your heals is...
Quadriceps
Muscle group that extends the knee
Synergist
Stabilizes a joint so the prime mover can act at more distal joints
Zygomaticus
Used in Smiling
Gluteus Medius
Smaller hip muscle commonly used as an injection site
Gluteus Maximus
Used to extend the hip when climbing stairs
Frontalis
Used to form the horizontal frown crease on the forehead
Hamstrings
Muscle group that extends the thigh and flexes the knee
Masseter
Prime mover of jaw closure
Rotation
Using a screwdriver with a straight arm requires...
Sartorius
Strap-like muscle that is a weak thigh flexor; the "tailor's muscle"
Rectus Abdominus
The name means "straight muscle of the abdomen"
Circumduction
Winding up to pitch a baseball is..
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