A+P Muscles
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Cameronchad on October 22, 2009
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Frontalis |  raises eyebrows |
| orbicularis oculi | blinks and closes the eyes |
| orbicularis oris | closes and protrudes lips |
| temporalis | closes jaw |
| zygomaticus | raises corner of the mouth |
| masseter | closes jaw |
| buccinator | compresses cheek when whistling |
| sternocleidomastoid | flexes neck |
| pectoralis major | adducts and flexes humerus |
| rectus abdominus | flexes vertebral column |
| external oblique | flexes and rotates vertebral column |
| biceps brachii | flexes elbow and supinates forearm |
| deltoid | abducts arm |
| quadriceps group | all extend knee |
| tibialis anterior | dorsiflexes and inverts feet |
| trapezius | extends neck and adducts scapula |
| latissimus dorsi | extends and adducts humerus |
| erector spinae | extends back |
| deltoid | abducts humerus |
| triceps brachii | extends elbow |
| gluteus maximus | extends hip |
| gluteus medius | abducts thigh |
| hamstring muscles | flex knee and extend hip |
| gastrocnemius | plantar flexes foot and flexes knee |
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