Muscle System- names of muscles Exam Questions and answers
Muscle System- names of muscles Exam Questions and answers Deltoid - abducts (away from body) arm to horizontal Pectoralis major - flexes and adducts (towards body) arm Lattissimus dorsi - extends or adducts arm (swimming) Rectus abdominis - flexes and rotates vertebral column Gluteus maximus - extends thigh Sternocleidomastoid - flexes and rotates head Trapezius - extends head and adducts scapula (raises shoulders) Biceps brachii - flexes forearm Quadriceps femorus - extends leg Tibialis anterior - dorsiflexion (flex the foot) and inversion of foot
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