What muscle extends and elevates the shoulders?
Trapezius
Muscle of the upper chest that adducts and flexes the upper arm
Pectoralis Major
Long flat muscles at front of abdomen that compresses.bends the abdomen and flexes vertebral column
Rectus Abdominis
Muscle found on the back of the lower leg, flexes and supinates the sole of the foot
Gastrocnemius
What muscle turns and flexes the head?
sternocleidomastoid
Moving in a circle at a joint
circumduction
Moving away from midline
abduction
Form the main bulk of the thigh on the front of the leg, flexes the hip, extends the leg
Quadriceps
Broad flat muscle that extends from the spine to the chest, extends and adducts upper arm
Latissimus Dorsi
Dorsiflexion
lift top of foot up
Muscle that is found on the front of the thigh, abducts the thigh, flexes the leg
Sartorius
What muscle is in the upper arm and extends and adducts the lower arm?
Triceps brachii
Turning a body part on its axis
rotation
Moving towards the midline
Adduction
What muscles are in the upper arm and flexes the lower arm and supinates the hand?
Biceps Brachii
Decreasing the angle of the joint
Flexion
Extension
Increasing the angle of the joint
Muscle found on buttocks, extends and rotates the thigh
Gluteus Maximus
Plantar Flexion
point top of foot down.
Muscle at the front of lower leg that flexes and inverts the foot
Tibialis Aneterior
Palm facing up
supination
What muscle abducts the arm and also serves as a common injection site for vaccines
deltoid