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