Muscle Actions
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48 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Adductor |  to adduct the hindlimb and to extend the hip |
| Anterior Deep Pectoral | to adduct and retract the forelimb |
| Biceps Brachii and Brachialis | to flex the elbow |
| Biceps Femoris | to extend and abduct the hindlimb |
| 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 of the Forelimb | to extend the digits and the wrist and to flex the elbow |
| Digital Extensors of the Hindlimb | to extend the digits and flex the ankle |
| Digital Flexors of the Forelimb | to flex the digits and wrist and to extend the elbow |
| Digital Flexors of the 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 and Rectus Abdominis | to compress the abdominal viscera, as in defecation and expiration, and to flex the trunk |
| Flexor Carpi Radialis and 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 |
| Illiacus | 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 |
| Posterior Deep Pectoral | to adduct and retract the limb |
| Rectus Femoris | to extend the knee and flex the hip |
| Rhomboideus, Cephalic Part | to draw the scapula forward |
| Phomboideus, Cervical and Thoracic Part | 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 Lata | 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 is 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 and Vastus Medialis | to extend the knee |
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