Fetal Pig Muscle Actions
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| adductor |  to adduct the hindlimb and extend the hip |
| anterior deep pectoral | to adduct retract the forelimb |
| biceps brachii | to flex the elbow |
| biceps femoris | to extend and abduct the hindlimb |
| brachialis | to flex the elbow |
| brachiocephalicus | inclination or extension of the head and neck |
| coracobrachialis | to adduct the forelimb and flex the shoulder |
| deltoideus | to flex the shoulder and abduct the limb |
| digital extensors (forelimb) | to extend the digits and the wrist and to flex the elbow |
| digital extensors (hindlimb) | to extend the digits and to flex the ankle |
| digital flexors (forelimb) | to flex the digits and wrist and and to extend the elbow |
| digital flexors (hindlimb) | to flex the digits and extend the ankle |
| extensor carpi obliquus | to extend the wrist |
| extensor carpi radialis | to extend and fix the wrist and to flex the elbow |
| external oblique | to compress the abdominal viscera, as in deification and expiration, and to flex the trunk |
| flexor carpi radialis | to flex the wrist and extend the elbow |
| flexor carpi ulnaris | to flex the wrist and extend the elbow |
| gastrocnemius and soleus | to extend the ankle or to flex the knee |
| gluteus medius | to extend the hip and abduct the limb |
| gracilis | to adduct the hindlimb |
| iliacus | to flex the hip and rotate the thigh outward |
| infraspinatus | to abduct the limb and rotate it outward |
| latissimus dorsi | to draw the humerus upward and backward and to flex the shoulder |
| longissimus dorsi | extension of the back and neck or lateral flexion of the back |
| masseter | to bring the jaws together |
| pectineus | to adduct the hindlimb and flex the hip |
| psoas major | to flex the hip and rotate the thigh outward |
| peroneus longus | to flex the ankle |
| peroneus tertius | mechanically to flex the ankle when the knee is flexed |
| rectus abdominus | to compress the abdominal viscera, as in deification and expiration, and to flex the trunk |
| posterior deep pectoral | to adduct and retract the limb |
| rectus femoris | to extend the knee and flex the hip |
| rhomboideus cephalic | to draw the scapula forward |
| rhombiodeus cervical and thoracic | to draw the scapula upward and forward |
| sartorius | to flex the hip and adduct the limb |
| semimembranosus | to extend the hip and adduct the hindlimb |
| semitendinosus | to extend the hip |
| serratus ventralis | to suspend and raise the thorax |
| splenius | to elevate or incline the head and neck |
| sternocephalicus | to flex or incline the head and neck |
| sternothyrohyoideus | to retract and depress the hyoid bone, the base of the tongue, and the larynx , as in swallowing |
| superficial pectoral | to adduct the forelimb |
| supraspinatus | to extend the shoulder |
| tensor fascia latae | to tense the fascia lata, flex the hip, and extend the knee |
| teres major | to flex the shoulder and adduct the limb |
| teres minor | to flex the shoulder, abduct the forelimb and assist in outward rotation |
| tibialis anterior | to flex the ankle |
| trapezius | to elevate the shoulder |
| triceps | to extend the elbow |
| ulnaris lateralis | to flex the wrist and extend the elbow |
| vastus lateralis | to extend the knee |
| vastus medialis | to extend the knee |
| flexors | decrease the angle of a joint |
| extensors | increase the angle of a joint |
| abductors | move a bone away from the midline |
| adductors | move a bone towards the midline |
| rotators | cause a part to pivot upon its axis |
| levators | raise a part |
| depressors | lower a part |
| sphincters | reduce the size of an opening |
| tensors | make a part more rigid |
| supinators | turn palm of the hand upward |
| pronators | turn palm of the hand downward |
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