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Flexor digitorum longus
flexes and inverts foot, tibia, distal phalanges of toes 2-5, same |
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| gluteus maximus - abducts thigh, ilium sacrum and coccyx, femur |
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| tensor faciae latae - tightens fasciae latae and extends thigh, iliac crest of pelvic bone, iliotibial tract |
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| Biceps femoris - abducts thigh and flexes shank, femur, fibula and tibia |
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| pectoralis major - adducts humerus, sternum, humerus |
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| sartorius - adducts and rotates thigh/extends shank, iliac, tibia |
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| Rectus abdominus - retracts ribs and sternum/compresses abdomen, pubic crest symphysis, xiphoid process and cartilages of ribs 5-7 |
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| pectineus - adducts flexes and medially rotates thigh, pubis of pelvic bone, femur |
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| Peroneus muscles - extends foot and flexes phalanges, fibula, metatarsals, includes fibularis longus, bravis and tertius |
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| Tibialis anterior - flexes foot, tibia, cuneiform and metatarsal 1 |
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| External oblique - constricts abdomen, anterior surface of last 8 ribs, binea alba/pubic crest and tubercles/iliac crest |
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| deltoid - flex, abduct, extend and rotate arm, clavicle/scapula, humerus |
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| trapezius - move scapula, external occipatal protuberance/spinous processes of cervical and thoracic vertebrae, clavicle/scapula |
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| pectoralis minor - adducts humerus, anterior surface of ribs 3-5, coracoid process of scapula |
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| brachioradialis - synergist in forearm flexion, humerus, radius |
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| adductor longus - adducts thigh, pubis of pelvic bone, femur |
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| levator scapulae - elevates, rotates scapula and bends neck laterally, cervical vertebrae, scapula |
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| achilles tendon - attaches gastronemius and soleus to calcaneus, gastronemius and soleus, calcaneus |
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| serratus anterior - rotates scapula for abduction and flexion of the arm, ribs, scapula |
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| quadriceps femoris - extends leg at knee joint/flexes thigh, illiac/illium, patella/tibia |
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| adductor magnus - adducts, extends thigh, pubis/ischium, femur |
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| adductor brevis - adducts thigh/assists in flexion, pubis, femur |
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| semi-tendinosus -flexes shank, ischium of pelvic bone, tibia |
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| vastus intermedius - extends shank, femur, tibia and patella |
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| triceps - extend forearm, humerus, ulna |
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| Transverse abdominis - Compresses abdomen, inguinal ligament/iliac crest/cartilages of last 5-6 ribs/lumbar fascia, linea alba and pubic crest |
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| Diagastric - depressor of mandible, lower margin of mandible amd mastoid process, hyoid bone |
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| gracilis - adducts and retracts leg, pubic of pelvic bone, tibia |
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| biceps brachii - flexes forearm, scapula (coracoid process), radius |
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| soleus - flexes plantar foot, tibia/between tibia and fibula, calcaneus |
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| Internal oblique - compresses abdomen, lumbar fascia/iliac crest/inguinal ligament, linea alba/pubic crest and cartilages of the last 3 ribs |
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| brachialis - flexes forearm, humerus, ulna |
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| Latissimus dorsi - retracts humerus dorsally and posteriorly, spinous processes of thoracic vertebrae lumbar vertebrae last 3-4 ribs and iliac crest, floor of intertubercular groove of humerus |
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| Gluteus medius - abducts thigh, ilium of pelvic bone, femur |
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| semi-membranosus - extends thigh, Ischium of pelvic bone, tibia and fermur |
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| Mylohyoid - raises floor of mouth, medial surface of mandible, hyoid bone and mediam raphe |
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| Masseter - elevates mandible, zygomatic arch and maxilla, angela and ramus of mandible |
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| extensor digitorum - extends phalanges, tibia and fibula, middle and distal phalanges of toes 2-5 same |
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| gastrocnemius - extends foot, femur, calcaneal tendon |
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