Health - Muscles
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NeilKelty Plus on April 16, 2006
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The functions and locations of various body muscles.
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21 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Bicep |  font of upper arm, flexes arm @ elbow |
| Tricep | back of uppper arm, extends arm |
| Deltoid | outside of shoulder, raises arm |
| Latissimus Dorsi | back, sticks your chest out |
| Rhomboids | back, near shoulder blade, retracts shoulders |
| Pectoralis Major | chest pulls arms forward and push-ups |
| Rectus Abdominus | stomach, sit-ups |
| Sternocleidomastoid | sternum to outside of neck, turns head |
| External Obliques | sides of stomach, turns waist |
| Orbicularius Oculi | surrounds eye socket, opens/closes eye |
| Orbicularius Oris | surrounds mouth, opens/closes mouth |
| Flexor Carpi Radialis | front of forearm, flexes wrist |
| Extensor Carpi Radialis | back of forearm, extends wrist |
| Quadriceps | front of thigh, extends legs |
| Sartorius | diagonal front of thigh, sit Indian style |
| Hamstrings | back of thigh, flexes leg @ knee |
| Gastrocnemius | back of lower leg, points toes |
| Gluteus Maximus | butt, extends upper and lower body @ waist |
| Hip Flexor | front of waist, flexes uppper and lower body @ waist |
| Anterior Tibialis | front of shin, flexes ankle |
| Trapezius | upper back, shrugs shoulders |
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